Total Crime Rate
92.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ferney Green Drive area has the 17th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Bowness and Lyth , and the 121st highest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ferney Green Drive (LA23 3HS) in the last 12 months was 92.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ferney Green Drive (LA23 3HS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Back Belsfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kendal Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Belsfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Back Belsfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Fir Tree Crescent | Local resolution |
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