Total Crime Rate
5.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Crook Lea area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bowness and Lyth , and the 39th lowest crime rate of 774 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Crook Lea (LA9 4QW) in the last 12 months was 5.4 per 1,000 residents and was 93.8% lower than the Bowness and Lyth average (87.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Crook Lea (LA9 4QW), the main crime hotspot is near Town View. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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