Total Crime Rate
17.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025This area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Kendal Castle , and the 192nd lowest crime rate of 774 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around This (LA8 9BS) in the last 12 months was 17.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% lower than the Kendal Castle average (20.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 122.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
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