Total Crime Rate

42.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.6 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 42.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 35.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • 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 crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • 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 46th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Bowness and Lyth , and the 331st highest crime rate of 770 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 Shap Road (LA9 6DP) in the last 12 months was 42.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 10.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shap Road (LA9 6DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Finley Drive, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vine Road (9 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Crescent Green Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosemede Avenue Under investigation
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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drovers Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mint Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Spital Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Drovers Drive Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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