Total Crime Rate

45.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 45.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kettlewell Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Kendal Highgate , and the 302nd highest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kettlewell Road (LA9 5PE) in the last 12 months was 45.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kettlewell Road (LA9 5PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Overdale Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moss Ghyll (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Kettlewell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Moss Ghyll Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons High Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons High Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Overdale Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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