Total Crime Rate

29.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.7 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 29.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 19.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Worcester Street area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Hawcoat and Newbarns , and the 327th lowest 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 Worcester Street (LA13 9DB) in the last 12 months was 29.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.9% 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Worcester Street (LA13 9DB), the main crime hotspot is near Ewan Close. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Worcester Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewan Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewan Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxen Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gloucester Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Gloucester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moorfield Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Burglary Cecil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chichester Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cecil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rochester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cecil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cecil Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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