Total Crime Rate

46.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 46.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Other crime 17.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Mosley Street area has the 39th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Hawcoat and Newbarns , and the 293rd 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 Mosley Street (LA14 2AZ) in the last 12 months was 46.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mosley Street (LA14 2AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Brathay Crescent. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mosley Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gateshead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mardale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cecil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cecil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cecil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mardale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mardale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mardale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mardale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Langdale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brigg'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Langdale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs New Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jarrow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cecil Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gateshead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Talisman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vulcan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brathay Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smeaton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brathay Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brathay Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brathay Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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