Postcode · Ambleside
Crime in LA22 0DP
How much crime is recorded in LA22 0DP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Windermere North, Ambleside & Langdales
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,387 (2024)
LA22 0DPAmbleside
How safe is LA22 0DP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA22 0DP area, below 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
26.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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).
LA22 0DPNational
Violence and sexual offences21.323.6
Burglary11.69.1
Other theft8.14.5
Drugs3.12.4
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Public order2.64.6
Other crime2.11.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Anti-social behaviour0.810.7
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.