Total Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 32.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 20.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Riverside Gardens area has the 49th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Hawcoat and Newbarns , and the 359th lowest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Riverside Gardens (LA13 0DD) in the last 12 months was 32.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% lower than the Hawcoat and Newbarns average (51.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside Gardens (LA13 0DD), the main crime hotspot is near Thrums Street. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Riverside Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newton Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flass Meadows Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gleaston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bay View Grove Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newton Brow —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newton Brow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Newton Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Urswick Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Boonwell Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thrums Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boonwell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosse Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bardsea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbotsmead Approach Under investigation
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Data Sources

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