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Crime in LA12 8

How much crime is recorded in LA12 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Westmorland and Furness
Region
North West
Population
8,409 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LA12 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in LA12 8, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
17.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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).

LA12 8National
Violence and sexual offences14.523.6
Burglary5.09.1
Public order3.84.6
Other theft3.24.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Drugs1.62.4
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Shoplifting0.48.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 19% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
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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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