Total Crime Rate

437.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

281.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 437.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 281.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 218.8 10/10
  • Public order 62.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.3 10/10
  • Other theft 25.0 10/10
  • Other crime 12.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Lesh Lane area has the highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Hawcoat and Newbarns , and the 12th highest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lesh Lane (LA13 9EE) in the last 12 months was 437.5 per 1,000 residents and was 747.2% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 281.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lesh Lane (LA13 9EE), 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 Lesh Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbarns Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lesh Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newbarns Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewan Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middleton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Middle Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewan Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxen Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hempland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bewley Steps —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hempland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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