Total Crime Rate
53.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fife Street area has the 35th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Hawcoat and Newbarns , and the 262nd highest crime rate of 774 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 12.0% higher than the Hawcoat and Newbarns average (47.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -68.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fife Street (LA13 9BU), the main crime hotspot is near Mardale Grove. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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