Total Crime Rate

68.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 68.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.1 6/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Brow Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Hawcoat and Newbarns , and the 185th highest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brow Avenue (LA13 9DN) in the last 12 months was 68.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brow Avenue (LA13 9DN), the main crime hotspot is near Gleaston Avenue. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brow Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newton Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gleaston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbotsmead Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bardsea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Minster Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Middle Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bay View Grove Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxen Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newton Brow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Newton Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newton Brow —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Urswick Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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