Crime Rates at Hawesmead Avenue, Kendal, LA9 5HB

Hawesmead Avenue area has the 28th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kendal Castle , and the 231st 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 Hawesmead Avenue (LA9 5HB) in the last 12 months was 20.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.0% lower than the Kendal Castle average (23.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawesmead Avenue (LA9 5HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vicars Fields, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wattsfield Lane (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.