Crime Rates at Waterside, Kendal, LA9 4EX

Waterside area has the 4th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Kendal Highgate , and the 27th 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 Waterside (LA9 4EX) in the last 12 months was 277.3 per 1,000 residents and was 274.3% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 136.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterside (LA9 4EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Branthwaite Brow (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.