Total Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.4 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 62.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 23.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Aynam Place area has the 8th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kendal Castle , and the 210th 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 Aynam Place (LA9 7DP) in the last 12 months was 62.3 per 1,000 residents and was 169.9% higher than the Kendal Castle average (23.1 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aynam Place (LA9 7DP), the main crime hotspot is near Kirkland. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Aynam Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkland Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkland Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkland Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft South Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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