Total Crime Rate
32.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026East View Court 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 East View Court (LA9 4LX) 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 East View Court (LA9 4LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Echo Barn Hill (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sepulchre Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Barn Holme | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greengate Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | East View | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beast Banks | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sepulchre Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | East View | Under investigation |
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