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

Westmorland Business Park 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 Westmorland Business Park (LA9 6NS) 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 Westmorland Business Park (LA9 6NS), the main crime hotspot is near Hunters Croft. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Westmorland Business Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Mint Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hunters Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mint Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hunters Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hunters Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mint Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hunters Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hunters Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hunters Croft Local resolution
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Data Sources

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