Total Crime Rate

264.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 264.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 123.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Other theft 32.8 10/10
  • Public order 27.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Crescent Green area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Bowness and Lyth , and the 30th 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 Crescent Green (LA9 6DR) in the last 12 months was 264.5 per 1,000 residents and was 232.4% 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 Shoplifting with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 70.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crescent Green (LA9 6DR), 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 Crescent Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drovers Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Drovers Drive Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Spital Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mint Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drovers Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gavel Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosemede Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drovers Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Crescent Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Crescent Green Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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