Total Crime Rate

78.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 78.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.0 8/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bedford Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Hawcoat and Newbarns , and the 153rd 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 Bedford Street (LA14 5JQ) in the last 12 months was 78.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 53.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Street (LA14 5JQ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bedford Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Kendal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kendal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kendal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Gate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ainslie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Westmorland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order West View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Newport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gosport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cheltenham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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