Crime Rate in Upper Kent, ward

Upper Kent has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 33 wards in Westmorland and Furness district and the 435th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 211th lowest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Upper Kent in the last 12 months was 24.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% lower than the Westmorland and Furness district average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Upper Kent’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -68.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Upper Kent ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 14 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Bridge Street (5 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.