Total Crime Rate

88.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 88.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 67.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.6 8/10
  • Public order 16.9 9/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Chancery 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.

Crime Over Time in Chancery Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bective Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lonsdale Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Rise Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.