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Crime in LA22 9SN

How much crime is recorded in LA22 9SN, 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
1,285 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LA22 9SN

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA22 9SN 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
27.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 9SNNational
Violence and sexual offences23.323.6
Burglary13.89.1
Other theft5.44.5
Public order4.54.6
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Anti-social behaviour1.610.7
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.81.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Shoplifting0.48.4
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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