Total Crime Rate

388.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

276.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 388.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 276.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 231.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 57.9 8/10
  • Public order 41.3 10/10
  • Other theft 20.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Settle Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Hawcoat and Newbarns , and the 18th 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 Settle Street (LA14 5HR) in the last 12 months was 388.4 per 1,000 residents and was 652.2% 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 276.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Settle Street (LA14 5HR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Ormsgill and Parkside

Crime Over Time in Settle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gosport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barrow-In-Furness Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ainslie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Westmorland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order West View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Warwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cheltenham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cheltenham Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stafford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stafford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Gate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Kendal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 36

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑