Is Barrow in Furness safe? United Kingdom travel risk
Is Barrow in Furness safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Barrow in Furness scores 32/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates United Kingdom Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 9 Sep 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Barrow in Furness scores 32/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United Kingdom (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Barrow in Furness: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and health and medical access (45/100).
A score of 32 is higher than the scores of 36% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Found at 54.1108° N, 3.2261° W within Cumbria, Barrow in Furness is situated 356.5 km SE of London at an altitude of 17 m.
Cumbria
54.1108° N, 3.2261° W
17 m
Europe/London
55,489
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in United Kingdom
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (18 °C avg high); Wettest: October (149 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 7° | 7° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 18° | 17° | 13° | 9° | 8° |
| Low °C | 4° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 12° | 13° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 6° | 4° |
| Rain mm | 122 | 75 | 89 | 80 | 71 | 80 | 108 | 108 | 109 | 149 | 138 | 114 |
Normals: Blackpool (34.9 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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