Total Crime Rate

173.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.8 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 173.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 107.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.8 9/10
  • Public order 24.0 10/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • 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
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

Oaks Field area has the 9th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Bowness and Lyth , and the 46th 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 Oaks Field (LA22 9EJ) in the last 12 months was 173.7 per 1,000 residents and was 118.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 107.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oaks Field (LA22 9EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Cheapside. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oaks Field area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smithy Brow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Peggy Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smithy Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Fair View Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cheapside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Under investigation
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Data Sources

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