Crime Rate in Hesket and Lazonby, ward

Hesket and Lazonby has the 7th lowest crime rate of 33 wards in Westmorland and Furness district and the 660th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 228th lowest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hesket and Lazonby in the last 12 months was 28.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% lower than the Westmorland and Furness district average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hesket and Lazonby’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 88 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hesket and Lazonby ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.