Crime Rates at Garth Heads, Kendal, LA9 4JL

Garth Heads area has the 7th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Kendal Highgate , and the 79th 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 Garth Heads (LA9 4JL) in the last 12 months was 125.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 79.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garth Heads (LA9 4JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 89 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.