Walney Island South & Barrow Island
Middle areaSouth west Westmorland and Furness. 6,114 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 9.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Walney Island South & Barrow Island live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Walney Island South & Barrow Island
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Walney Island South & Barrow Island at a rate of 89.5 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 | 290 |
| Other crime | 122 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 36 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 29 |
| Shoplifting | 26 |
| Drug offences | 23 |
| Burglary | 14 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Walney Island South & Barrow Island compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Walney Island South & Barrow Island safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Walney Island South & Barrow Island at a rate of 89.5 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, 57 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Walney Island South & Barrow Island.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (290), other crime (122) and criminal damage and arson (36).
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 Walney Island South & Barrow Island alone. See Westmorland and Furness
Walney Island South & Barrow Island in brief
The median price paid for a home in Walney Island South & Barrow Island was £112,500 in 2025.
Walney Island South & Barrow Island had 6,047 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Walney Island South & Barrow Island live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Walney Island South & Barrow Island, 96.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.