Total Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 57.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 21.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ambleside area has the 15th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Coton and Boughton , and the 145th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Rugby .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ambleside (CV21 1JB) in the last 12 months was 57.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% higher than the Coton and Boughton average (42.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ambleside (CV21 1JB), the main crime hotspot is near Fornside Close. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ambleside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fornside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckfoot Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brunes Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fornside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ulverston Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fornside Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Grasmere Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glaramara Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coniston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bow Fell —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fornside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beckfoot Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beckfoot Close —
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Data Sources

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