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Crime Rates in Westmorland and Furness, local authority district

Crime Rate

42.3

42.3

Low 1/10

* the lower the better

Last updated: 10.12.2025

Annual total crime rate in Westmorland and Furness, (local authority district) is 42.3 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 19.8 1/10
Criminal damage and arson 4.01 1/10
Public order 3.89 2/10
Other theft 2.63 1/10
Shoplifting 2.59 1/10
Anti-social behaviour 2.56 1/10
Drugs 2.24 3/10
Other crime 1.44 2/10
Burglary 1.31 1/10
Vehicle crime 0.715 1/10
Possession of weapons 0.631 3/10
Bicycle theft 0.243 2/10
Robbery 0.128 1/10
Theft from the person 0.106 1/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Nov 2024 - Oct 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 Furness12.3 low
2. Kendal Castle13 low
3. Hesket and Lazonby19.2 low
4. Upper Kent20 low
5. Low Furness20 low
6. Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale20.9 low
7. Alston and Fellside21.6 low
8. Levens and Crooklands21.7 low
9. Dalton North21.7 low
10. Burton and Holme21.8 low
11. Kent Estuary23.4 low
12. Eamont and Shap24.4 low
13. Eden and Lyvennet Vale25.1 low
14. Greystoke and Ullswater26.9 low
15. Grange and Cartmel28 low
16. Coniston and Hawkshead28.6 low
17. Penrith North30.4 low
18. Kendal South30.8 low
19. Walney Island31.8 low
20. Dalton South32.6 low
21. Risedale and Roosecote36.4 low
22. Hawcoat and Newbarns36.4 low
23. Ulverston37.1 low
24. Kirkby Stephen and Tebay38.9 low
25. Windermere and Ambleside38.9 low
26. Appleby and Brough40.1 low
27. Kendal Nether46.2 low
28. Kendal Highgate49.1 low
29. Bowness and Lyth53 low
30. Ormsgill and Parkside55.4 low
31. Kendal Strickland and Fell80.7 low
32. Penrith South81.4 low
33. Old Barrow and Hindpool153 medium

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

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Data source: data.police.uk

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

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