Total Crime Rate

74.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 74.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Ambleside area has the 28th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bagley , and the 235th highest crime rate of 1,000 local areas in Shropshire .

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 Ambleside (SY1 4ET) in the last 12 months was 74.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.7% higher than the Bagley average (46.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ambleside (SY1 4ET), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 149 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ambleside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harlescott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Roseway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dounton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosedale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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