Total Crime Rate
5.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Westwood Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kendal Castle , and the 43rd lowest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Westwood Avenue (LA9 5BB) in the last 12 months was 5.9 per 1,000 residents and was 74.3% lower than the Kendal Castle average (23.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westwood Avenue (LA9 5BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vicars Fields, where police recorded 10 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Chambers Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Barn Holme | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Westwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Pembroke Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicars Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicars Fields | Under investigation |
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