Total Crime Rate

16.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 16.6 2/10
  • Violent crimes 6.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Wheatclose Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Hawcoat and Newbarns , and the 174th lowest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wheatclose Road (LA14 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 16.6 per 1,000 residents and was 67.9% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatclose Road (LA14 4EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coniston Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Infield Park (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wheatclose Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Infield Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Infield Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coniston Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Infield Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Infield Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coniston Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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