Total Crime Rate

3.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 3.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Hillswood Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kendal Castle , and the 17th 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 Hillswood Avenue (LA9 5BT) in the last 12 months was 3.7 per 1,000 residents and was 84.0% lower than the Kendal Castle average (23.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY).

In the area around Hillswood Avenue (LA9 5BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greengate Lane, where police recorded 9 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.

Crime Over Time in Hillswood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Briarwood Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Westwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brigsteer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brigsteer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greengate Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barn Holme Under investigation
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Data Sources

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