Crime Rates at Heaves, Kendal, LA8 8EE

This area has the highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Burton and Holme , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 770 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 This (LA8 8EE) in the last 12 months was 105.3 per 1,000 residents and was 385.7% higher than the Burton and Holme average (21.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 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 ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode LA8 8EE, the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.