Total Crime Rate

48.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Park Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Low Furness , and the 272nd highest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Avenue (LA12 0HN) in the last 12 months was 48.4 per 1,000 residents and was 116.4% higher than the Low Furness average (22.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Avenue (LA12 0HN), the main crime hotspot is near Moorgarth. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Back Fox Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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