Total Crime Rate
21.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Middle Foulshaw Cottage area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bowness and Lyth , and the 250th lowest crime rate of 774 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Middle Foulshaw Cottage (LA8 8ET) in the last 12 months was 21.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.2% lower than the Bowness and Lyth average (87.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 117.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
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