Total Crime Rate
22.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fell Side area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bowness and Lyth , and the 254th lowest crime rate of 774 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .
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 Fell Side (LA12 8QW) in the last 12 months was 22.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.4% lower than the Bowness and Lyth average (87.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fell Side (LA12 8QW), the main crime hotspot is near Abbots Vue. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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