Crime Rates at Fife Street, Barrow-in-furness, LA13 9BU

Fife Street area has the 31st highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Hawcoat and Newbarns , and the 251st 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 Fife Street (LA13 9BU) in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fife Street (LA13 9BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Avenue, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mardale Grove (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.