Crime Rates at Whinfell Drive, Kendal, LA9 6JT

Whinfell Drive area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Bowness and Lyth , and the 251st lowest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whinfell Drive (LA9 6JT) in the last 12 months was 22.9 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whinfell Drive (LA9 6JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sandylands Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coniston Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.