Barrow Central
Middle areaSouth west Westmorland and Furness. 6,717 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Barrow Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Barrow Central
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Barrow Central at a rate of 302.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 71.6 per 1,000 people across Westmorland and Furness.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 956 |
| Other crime | 366 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 187 |
| Shoplifting | 165 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 121 |
| Drug offences | 113 |
| Burglary | 78 |
| Vehicle crime | 24 |
| Robbery | 14 |
| Theft from the person | 10 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Barrow Central compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Barrow Central safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Barrow Central at a rate of 302.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 71.6 per 1,000 people across Westmorland and Furness.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 171 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Barrow Central.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (956), other crime (366) and criminal damage and arson (187).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Westmorland and Furness
These figures are published for the whole of Westmorland and Furness, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Westmorland and Furness and not Barrow Central alone. See Westmorland and Furness
Barrow Central in brief
The median price paid for a home in Barrow Central was £83,000 in 2025.
Barrow Central had 6,408 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Barrow Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Barrow Central, 94.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.