Total Crime Rate
43.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hare Lane area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Hawcoat and Newbarns , and the 310th highest 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 Hare Lane (LA13 9EP) in the last 12 months was 43.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hare Lane (LA13 9EP), 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.
View Crime In Hawcoat and Newbarns| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newbarns Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ewan Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ewan Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hempland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hempland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Middle Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbarns Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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