Total Crime Rate
21.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clarence Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Hawcoat and Newbarns , and the 238th 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 Clarence Road (LA14 5LS) in the last 12 months was 21.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.1% 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 Other crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clarence Road (LA14 5LS), the main crime hotspot is near Windsor Street. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ormsgill and Parkside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Westbourne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kendal Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Prospect Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clarence Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clarence Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Warwick Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cheltenham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cheltenham Street | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kendal Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kendal Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kendal Street | Under investigation |
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