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Crime in LA13

How much crime is recorded in LA13, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Westmorland and Furness
Region
North West
Population
27,689 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LA13

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in LA13, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
28.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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).

LA13National
Violence and sexual offences25.623.6
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Public order4.94.6
Burglary3.49.1
Other theft2.94.5
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Shoplifting2.58.4
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.91.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 9% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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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