Total Crime Rate

57.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.3 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 57.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 54.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • 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 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

Long Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Kendal Highgate , and the 226th highest 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 Long Close (LA9 5LZ) in the last 12 months was 57.5 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Close (LA9 5LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vicars Fields, where police recorded 10 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 Long Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicars Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Westwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs East View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicars Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greengate Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons East View Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barn Holme Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicars Garth Under investigation
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Data Sources

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