Total Crime Rate

96.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 96.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.7 9/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

This area has the 16th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Bowness and Lyth , and the 114th 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 This (LA22 0DT) in the last 12 months was 96.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 65.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode LA22 0DT, the main crime hotspot is near Waterhead Close. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in LA22 0DT area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterhead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterhead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mciver Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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