Total Crime Rate
550.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
285.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Printers Croft area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Kendal Highgate , and the 8th highest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Printers Croft (LA9 4DJ) in the last 12 months was 550.4 per 1,000 residents and was 643.0% 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 105 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 130 (≈ 285.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Printers Croft (LA9 4DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Branthwaite Brow, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kent Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Collin Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A6 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kendal Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Collin Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Collin Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Collin Croft | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | A6 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Shambles | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Old Shambles | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Shambles | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A6 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kent Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Branthwaite Brow | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stricklandgate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stricklandgate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stricklandgate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stricklandgate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kent Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kent Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lowther Street | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.