Total Crime Rate
51.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Droomer Drive area has the 37th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Bowness and Lyth , and the 257th 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 Droomer Drive (LA23 2LP) in the last 12 months was 51.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Droomer Drive (LA23 2LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Droomer Drive, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near School Knott Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Droomer Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Droomer Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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