Total Crime Rate

118.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 118.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.0 9/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Longway area has the 15th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Hawcoat and Newbarns , and the 84th highest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Longway (LA13 0DP) in the last 12 months was 118.0 per 1,000 residents and was 128.4% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 74.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longway (LA13 0DP), 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 Longway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bay View Grove Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Boonwell Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newton Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boonwell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newton Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newton Brow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newton Brow —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thrums Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longway —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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