Total Crime Rate

71.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 71.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

New Church Gardens area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Low Furness , and the 174th highest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

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 New Church Gardens (LA12 7AP) in the last 12 months was 71.8 per 1,000 residents and was 221.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Church Gardens (LA12 7AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prince'S Street, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kennedy Place (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Church Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Richmond Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Queens Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Prince'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queens Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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