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Postcode district · Kirkby-in-Furness

Crime in LA17

How much crime is recorded in LA17, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Westmorland and Furness
Region
North West
Population
2,570 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LA17

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in LA17, 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
18.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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).

LA17National
Violence and sexual offences16.723.6
Burglary2.89.1
Other theft2.34.5
Public order2.34.6
Other crime1.81.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Drugs1.12.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Anti-social behaviour0.510.7
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 26% 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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