Total Crime Rate

248.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 248.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 114.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 80.5 9/10
  • Drugs 20.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lake Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Bowness and Lyth , and the 35th highest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lake Road (LA22 0AD) in the last 12 months was 248.3 per 1,000 residents and was 212.1% higher than the Bowness and Lyth average (79.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 114.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lake Road (LA22 0AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cheapside (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lake Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Vicarage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gale Rigg Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Fair View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Peggy Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smithy Brow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smithy Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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