Total Crime Rate

385.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

242.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 385.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 242.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 182.1 10/10
  • Public order 53.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 25.0 7/10
  • Burglary 14.3 9/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Shap Road 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 Shap Road (LA9 6BZ) 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 Shap Road (LA9 6BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Drysalters Yard (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Shap Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wildman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mint Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendal Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Crescent Green Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Crescent Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gavel Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drovers Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drovers Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Drovers Drive Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosemede Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wildman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drovers Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wildman Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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