Total Crime Rate
420.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
316.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lakes Parade area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Hawcoat and Newbarns , and the 16th highest crime rate of 770 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 Lakes Parade (LA14 4PR) in the last 12 months was 420.3 per 1,000 residents and was 713.8% 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 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 103 (≈ 316.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lakes Parade (LA14 4PR), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hawcoat and Newbarns| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hospital | Offender given a caution |
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