Total Crime Rate

175.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 175.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Drugs 16.3 9/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Foundry Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Hawcoat and Newbarns , and the 48th highest crime rate of 774 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Foundry Street (LA14 2BB) in the last 12 months was 175.5 per 1,000 residents and was 266.5% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 114.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foundry Street (LA14 2BB), the main crime hotspot is near Brathay Crescent. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Foundry Street area

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Data Sources

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