Crime Rates at Rock View, Kendal, LA9 4HU

Rock View area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Kendal Highgate , and the 357th lowest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rock View (LA9 4HU) in the last 12 months was 32.1 per 1,000 residents and was 56.6% lower than the Kendal Highgate average (74.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rock View (LA9 4HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Shambles, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.