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Crime in LA22 0

How much crime is recorded in LA22 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Westmorland and Furness
Region
North West
Population
5,930 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LA22 0

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in LA22 0, 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
22.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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).

LA22 0National
Violence and sexual offences18.623.6
Burglary6.39.1
Public order4.94.6
Other theft4.14.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Shoplifting3.38.4
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.41.5
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.41.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 24% 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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