Total Crime Rate
385.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
242.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ann Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Bowness and Lyth , and the 19th highest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ann Street (LA9 6AA) in the last 12 months was 385.7 per 1,000 residents and was 384.8% higher than the Bowness and Lyth average (79.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 242.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ann Street (LA9 6AA), the main crime hotspot is near Stramongate. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wildman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wildman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wildman Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drovers Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drovers Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drovers Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kendal | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gavel Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Drovers Drive | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stramongate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stramongate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stramongate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Under investigation |
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