Total Crime Rate

157.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 157.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 125.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.0 10/10
  • Public order 38.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Drugs 10.9 8/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

College Mews area has the 5th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Kendal Highgate , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around College Mews (LA9 4BF) in the last 12 months was 157.6 per 1,000 residents and was 112.8% higher than the Kendal Highgate average (74.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( 16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 125.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Mews (LA9 4BF), the main crime hotspot is near Branthwaite Brow. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in College Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Branthwaite Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beezon Fields Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beezon Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beezon Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Branthwaite Brow —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Branthwaite Brow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Branthwaite Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Branthwaite Brow Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Branthwaite Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stramongate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kent Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Burglary Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kendal Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stramongate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stramongate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stricklandgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wildman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wildman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wildman Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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