Total Crime Rate

500.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 500.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 267.2 10/10
  • Drugs 48.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.6 10/10
  • Other theft 28.7 10/10
  • Public order 28.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 28.7 7/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lake Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bowness and Lyth , and the 11th highest crime rate of 774 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 Lake Gardens (LA23 3EX) in the last 12 months was 500.0 per 1,000 residents and was 470.5% higher than the Bowness and Lyth average (87.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 105 (≈ 301.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lake Gardens (LA23 3EX), the main crime hotspot is near Ferry Terminal. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lake Gardens area

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Data Sources

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