Total Crime Rate
64.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Burneside Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Bowness and Lyth , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 774 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 Burneside Road (LA9 6DZ) in the last 12 months was 64.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% lower than the Bowness and Lyth average (87.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burneside Road (LA9 6DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Sparrowmire Lane. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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