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Crime in CA17

How much crime is recorded in CA17, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Westmorland and Furness
Region
North West
Population
5,026 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CA17

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in CA17, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
20.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

CA17National
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Burglary6.59.1
Public order4.94.6
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Shoplifting2.08.4
Other theft1.74.5
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs1.02.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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10
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20
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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