Total Crime Rate
16.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hayfell Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Kendal Castle , and the 184th lowest crime rate of 774 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hayfell Avenue (LA9 7JL) in the last 12 months was 16.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% lower than the Kendal Castle average (20.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hayfell Avenue (LA9 7JL), the main crime hotspot is near Helme Chase Gardens. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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