Total Crime Rate

61.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 61.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Barton Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Hawcoat and Newbarns , and the 215th highest crime rate of 770 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 Barton Street (LA14 2EP) in the last 12 months was 61.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 75.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barton Street (LA14 2EP), the main crime hotspot is near Mardale Grove. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mardale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Langdale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mercer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mercer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrith Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gateshead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gateshead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smeaton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Langdale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mercer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Lumley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Argyle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mardale Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Talisman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Mercer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs New Street Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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