Postcode · Ambleside
Crime in LA22 0LJ
How much crime is recorded in LA22 0LJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hawkshead & Cartmel Fell
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,392 (2024)
LA22 0LJAmbleside
How safe is LA22 0LJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA22 0LJ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 0LJNational
Violence and sexual offences9.923.6
Public order6.44.6
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Other theft2.64.5
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Burglary1.79.1
Drugs1.02.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 47% 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.