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Crime in LA12

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

Council
Westmorland and Furness
Region
North West
Population
27,775 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LA12

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in LA12, 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
20.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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).

LA12National
Violence and sexual offences18.323.6
Public order4.14.6
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Burglary2.89.1
Other theft2.74.5
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Shoplifting1.58.4
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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