Postcode district · Coniston
Crime in LA21
How much crime is recorded in LA21, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 2,948 (2024)
LA21Postcode district · Coniston
How safe is LA21
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in LA21, 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
16.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
LA21National
Violence and sexual offences14.323.6
Public order6.24.6
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Burglary3.29.1
Other theft2.64.5
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Drugs0.92.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.41.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.