Postcode district · Ambleside
Crime in LA22
How much crime is recorded in LA22, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 7,215 (2024)
LA22Postcode district · Ambleside
How safe is LA22
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in LA22, 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
23.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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).
LA22National
Violence and sexual offences19.523.6
Burglary7.59.1
Public order4.84.6
Other theft4.44.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Shoplifting2.68.4
Drugs1.82.4
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.