Total Crime Rate

3.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 3.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Friars Lane area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Hawcoat and Newbarns , and the 13th lowest 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 9NR) in the last 12 months was 3.4 per 1,000 residents and was 93.5% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Friars Lane (LA13 9NR), 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 Friars Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newton Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bay View Grove Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boonwell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Boonwell Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Urswick Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newton Brow —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newton Brow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Gleaston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbotsmead Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxen Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bardsea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newton Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Brow Under investigation
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Data Sources

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