Crime Rates at Friars Lane, Barrow-in-furness, LA13 9NP

Friars Lane area has the 29th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Hawcoat and Newbarns , and the 224th 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 Friars Lane (LA13 9NP) in the last 12 months was 58.3 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 42.9% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friars Lane (LA13 9NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Roose Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Provincial Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.