Crime Rates at Priors Path, Barrow-in-furness, LA13 9PR

Priors Path 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 Priors Path (LA13 9PR) 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 Priors Path (LA13 9PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridgegate Avenue, 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.