Total Crime Rate

116.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 116.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 86.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.4 9/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Bowness and Lyth , and the 90th 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 Ambleside Road (LA23 1LF) in the last 12 months was 116.1 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 86.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Ambleside Road area

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