Crime Rate in Bowness and Lyth, ward

Bowness and Lyth has the 4th highest crime rate of 33 wards in Westmorland and Furness district and the 2306th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 196th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bowness and Lyth in the last 12 months was 87.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.6% higher than the Westmorland and Furness district average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bowness and Lyth’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 178 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 204 (≈ 49.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bowness and Lyth ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Ferry Terminal, with 29 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Robinson Place (22 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.