Crap Towns / Ulverston / Crime

How much crime is there in Ulverston?

The police recorded 69.1 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Ulverston from September 2023 to August 2026, 9% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 35.6. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 68.3, down from 73.9 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	73.9	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	65.2	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	68.3	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	35.6	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	8.7	7.0
Public order	6.5	6.6
Shoplifting	4.4	7.1
Other theft	3.8	5.4
Drugs	3.2	2.4
Other crime	2.1	2.0
Burglary	1.5	3.1
Possession of weapons	1.4	0.8
Vehicle crime	1.4	3.8
Robbery	0.3	0.6
Theft from the person	0.2	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Morecambe	20.9 km	107
Fleetwood	31.2 km	105
Barrow-in-Furness	12.2 km	102
Lancaster	24.5 km	88.7
Kendal	27.2 km	75.3
Ulverston	–	69.1
Heysham	20.2 km	66.9
Carnforth	22.1 km	52.8
Dalton-in-Furness	7.1 km	50.5
Millom	12.0 km	48.4
Bolton-le-Sands	21.5 km	24.2
The typical town	–	76.2