Total Crime Rate

115.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 115.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kendal area has the 8th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Lydiard and Freshbrook , and the 151st highest crime rate of 728 local areas in Swindon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kendal (SN5 8HW) in the last 12 months was 115.2 per 1,000 residents and was 61.6% higher than the Lydiard and Freshbrook average (71.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 65.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kendal (SN5 8HW), the main crime hotspot is near Tintagel Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kendal area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Castle Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westminster Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Tintagel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alnwick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Alnwick Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Westminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kendal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roundway Down Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tattershall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rochester Close —
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Data Sources

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