Total Crime Rate

84.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 84.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.9 7/10
  • Public order 16.9 9/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Cross Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Kendal Highgate , and the 142nd highest 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 Cross Lane (LA9 5LB) in the last 12 months was 84.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 350.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cross Lane (LA9 5LB), the main crime hotspot is near Kirkland. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cross Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dowker'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
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 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Collin Croft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkland Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkland Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkland Under investigation
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 2026Drugs Anchorite Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Collin Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Kent Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kent Place Local resolution

Data Sources

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