Total Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 32.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Blackhall Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Kendal Highgate , and the 359th lowest crime rate of 770 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 Blackhall Road (LA9 4UU) in the last 12 months was 32.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% lower than the Kendal Highgate average (74.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

In the area around Blackhall Road (LA9 4UU), 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 Blackhall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Shambles Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Branthwaite Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime A6 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting A6 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stricklandgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stricklandgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A6 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Branthwaite Brow —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Branthwaite Brow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Branthwaite Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Branthwaite Brow Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Branthwaite Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beezon Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Shambles —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beezon Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Shambles Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beezon Fields Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Kent Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kent Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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