Crime Rates at Laurence Avenue, Barrow-in-furness, LA13 9EJ

Laurence Avenue area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 98 local areas in Hawcoat and Newbarns , and the 345th lowest 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 Laurence Avenue (LA13 9EJ) in the last 12 months was 30.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laurence Avenue (LA13 9EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newbarns Court, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ewan Close (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.