Total Crime Rate

404.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

248.3 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 404.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 248.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 187.1 10/10
  • Public order 57.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.8 10/10
  • Other theft 37.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Drugs 23.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 10.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Peppercorn Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Kendal Highgate , and the 17th 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 Peppercorn Lane (LA9 5AQ) in the last 12 months was 404.8 per 1,000 residents and was 446.4% 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 248.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peppercorn Lane (LA9 5AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Peppercorn Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Kent Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkland Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collin Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collin Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collin Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Anchorite Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dowker'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkland Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkland Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Collin Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A6 —
Apr 2026Other theft South Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A6 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime A6 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lowther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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