Total Crime Rate

84.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.3 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 84.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 57.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.9 10/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Woodland Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Bowness and Lyth , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodland Road (LA23 2AN) in the last 12 months was 84.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodland Road (LA23 2AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodland Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upper Oak Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Woodland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ellerthwaite Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Oak Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellerthwaite Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellerthwaite Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Main Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Broad Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oak Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Oak Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodland Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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