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The Well-being Challenge

Community Safety

In 2019, the number of total recorded crimes was 6,300 in Barrow. This amounts to rate of 93 offences per 1,000 people which

places Barrow’s crime rate at a notably higher level than Cumbria (76) and England & Wales (87).

However, Barrow has witnessed a smaller increase (45%) in the incidence of crime since 2014, relative to Cumbria (58%) and

England & Wales (51%).

Total Recorded Crime (excluding fraud), 2014-19 Recorded crime rate per 1,000 population, 2019

% change
2019**
(2014-19)

Barrow 6,300 45%

Cumbria 37,900 58%

England & Wales* 4,923,400 51%

* In 2019, Greater Manchester Police is excluded from national and regional
totals. For consistency, it has been removed in calculations involving 2014
totals here.

Source: Crime in England and Wales – Community Safety Partnership Tables, Home Office, 2014-19 ** Figures rounded to nearest 100.