Total Crime Rate

398.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 398.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 276.1 10/10
  • Public order 39.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Abbey Way area has the highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Hawcoat and Newbarns , and the 18th highest crime rate of 774 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 Abbey Way (LA14 1BP) in the last 12 months was 398.8 per 1,000 residents and was 732.7% higher than the Hawcoat and Newbarns average (47.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 90 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -41.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 105 (≈ 322.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Way (LA14 1BP), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 93 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbey Way area

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Data Sources

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