Total Crime Rate
86.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
54.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fell Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Eamont and Shap , and the 135th highest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fell Lane (CA11 8AW) in the last 12 months was 86.6 per 1,000 residents and was 115.9% higher than the Eamont and Shap average (40.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fell Lane (CA11 8AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Friars Road, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pewter Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholson Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sand Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hutton Hill | Under investigation |
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