Total Crime Rate
12.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shaw Lane area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Burton and Holme , and the 125th lowest crime rate of 774 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 Shaw Lane (LA7 7JD) in the last 12 months was 12.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% lower than the Burton and Holme average (25.9 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 Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 112.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shaw Lane (LA7 7JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Square, where police recorded 1 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shaw Lane (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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