Total Crime Rate

250.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

154.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 250.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 154.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.4 10/10
  • Drugs 43.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.1 10/10
  • Public order 34.1 10/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stricklandgate area has the 5th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Bowness and Lyth , and the 34th 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 Stricklandgate (LA9 4RF) in the last 12 months was 250.8 per 1,000 residents and was 215.2% higher than the Bowness and Lyth average (79.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 154.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stricklandgate (LA9 4RF), the main crime hotspot is near Branthwaite Brow. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Stricklandgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stricklandgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nobles Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Martindales Yard Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Burglary Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maude Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maude Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kendal Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Stricklandgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kent Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Shambles —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Shambles Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Shambles Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beezon Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beezon Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beezon Fields Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime A6 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting A6 Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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