Total Crime Rate
40.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Newlands Lane South area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Moss Bay and Moorclose , and the 444th lowest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Newlands Lane South (CA14 3NR) in the last 12 months was 40.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% lower than the Moss Bay and Moorclose average (81.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newlands Lane South (CA14 3NR), the main crime hotspot is near Needham Drive. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorclose Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Westfield Bridge Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Calder Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Elterwater Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Beverley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beverley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beverley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Westfield Bridge Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Beverley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crummock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorclose Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minster Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Moorclose Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crummock Road | Under investigation |
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