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Crime Rates in Westmorland and Furness, local authority district

Crime Rate

42

42

Low 1/10

* the lower the better

Last updated: 05.02.2026

Annual total crime rate in Westmorland and Furness, (local authority district) is 42 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 1 out of 10 or low crime level compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates in Westmorland and Furness (local authority district) by type

Violence and sexual offences 20 1/10
Criminal damage and arson 3.93 1/10
Public order 3.92 2/10
Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
Anti-social behaviour 2.53 1/10
Other theft 2.44 1/10
Drugs 2.24 3/10
Burglary 1.35 1/10
Other crime 1.11 2/10
Vehicle crime 0.724 1/10
Possession of weapons 0.671 3/10
Bicycle theft 0.238 2/10
Robbery 0.159 1/10
Theft from the person 0.119 1/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Jan 2025 - Dec 2025

Above are annual crime rates in Westmorland and Furness (local authority district) by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in Westmorland and Furness (local authority district).

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of Westmorland and Furness (local authority district) for a specific crime type compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

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Historical crime rates in Westmorland and Furness (local authority district) and North West (region)

Number of annual crimes per 1000 resident population
  • Westmorland and Furness
    LAD
  • North West
    region

Data source: data.police.uk

Crime rate ratings in Westmorland and Furness (local authority district)

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

Horizontal: area ratings based on annual total crime rate per 1000 resident population.

Vertical: number of areas

Data source: data.police.uk

Annual total crime rates of wards within Westmorland and Furness (local authority district)

Ward nameCrime Rate
1. High Furness9.84 low
2. Kendal Castle10.8 low
3. Low Furness12.4 low
4. Burton and Holme15.1 low
5. Upper Kent17.1 low
6. Hesket and Lazonby17.4 low
7. Kent Estuary19.4 low
8. Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale20.3 low
9. Levens and Crooklands21 low
10. Greystoke and Ullswater21.2 low
11. Eden and Lyvennet Vale21.6 low
12. Eamont and Shap21.8 low
13. Coniston and Hawkshead23.4 low
14. Alston and Fellside23.5 low
15. Grange and Cartmel23.5 low
16. Dalton North23.6 low
17. Kendal South25.6 low
18. Walney Island26 low
19. Penrith North26.2 low
20. Dalton South28 low
21. Risedale and Roosecote30.3 low
22. Hawcoat and Newbarns32 low
23. Windermere and Ambleside32.3 low
24. Ulverston33.5 low
25. Kirkby Stephen and Tebay34 low
26. Appleby and Brough37.7 low
27. Kendal Highgate40.9 low
28. Kendal Nether41.6 low
29. Bowness and Lyth45.9 low
30. Ormsgill and Parkside47.3 low
31. Penrith South68.1 low
32. Kendal Strickland and Fell73.2 low
33. Old Barrow and Hindpool126 medium

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

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Data source: data.police.uk

Jan 2025 - Dec 2025

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