Total Crime Rate

23.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.3 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 23.3 2/10
  • Violent crimes 13.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bankfield Garden area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Kendal Highgate , and the 258th lowest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bankfield Garden (LA9 5DX) in the last 12 months was 23.3 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% lower than the Kendal Highgate average (74.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bankfield Garden (LA9 5DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sepulchre Lane, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greengate Lane (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bankfield Garden area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brigsteer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs East View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beast Banks —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greengate Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sepulchre Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons East View Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sepulchre Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barn Holme Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brigsteer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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