Total Crime Rate

47.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 47.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Greengate Lane area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Kendal Highgate , and the 301st highest crime rate of 774 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Greengate Lane (LA9 5LQ) in the last 12 months was 47.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.9% lower than the Kendal Highgate average (72.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 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). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greengate Lane (LA9 5LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Greengate Lane area

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Data Sources

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