Total Crime Rate

768.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

362.3 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 768.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 362.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 280.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 198.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.5 10/10
  • Public order 72.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.3 10/10
  • Drugs 29.0 10/10
  • Other theft 29.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.7 10/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Robbery 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

Highgate area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Kendal Highgate , and the 3rd 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 Highgate (LA9 4BU) in the last 12 months was 768.1 per 1,000 residents and was 936.9% 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 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 362.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highgate (LA9 4BU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Highgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dowker'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kent Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Kent Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Branthwaite Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Branthwaite Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Branthwaite Brow Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Branthwaite Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Branthwaite Brow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Branthwaite Brow —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lowther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stricklandgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stricklandgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stricklandgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stricklandgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime A6 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A6 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stramongate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stramongate —
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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