Total Crime Rate
88.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
67.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chancery Court area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale , and the 126th 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 Chancery Court (LA6 2BL) in the last 12 months was 88.6 per 1,000 residents and was 132.3% higher than the Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale average (38.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 67.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chancery Court (LA6 2BL), the main crime hotspot is near Salt Pie Lane. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bective Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lonsdale Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lonsdale Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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