Total Crime Rate

68.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 68.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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.
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Crime overview

Crook Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Bowness and Lyth , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 770 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 Crook Road (LA8 8LY) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crook Road (LA8 8LY), the main crime hotspot is near Crook Road, with 8 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Crook Road area

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Data Sources

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