Total Crime Rate

167.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 167.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.2 10/10
  • Burglary 16.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.1 10/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 6th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Hawcoat and Newbarns , and the 48th 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 Friars Lane (LA13 9NU) in the last 12 months was 167.2 per 1,000 residents and was 223.8% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 93.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friars Lane (LA13 9NU), 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newton Brow —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flass Meadows Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Urswick Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Minster Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bardsea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newton Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newton Brow Under investigation
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
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Data Sources

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