Total Crime Rate

117.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.2 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 117.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 77.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.7 9/10
  • Public order 23.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Park Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Hawcoat and Newbarns , and the 87th highest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Avenue (LA13 9BJ) in the last 12 months was 117.5 per 1,000 residents and was 127.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 77.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Avenue (LA13 9BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Mcclean Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 19 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 (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Thwaite Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnside Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fife Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gradwell Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gradwell Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Mercer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mercer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mercer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mercer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gradwell Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Arnside Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silverdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crellin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mcclean Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crellin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mcclean Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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