PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode sector · Windermere

Crime in LA23 1

How much crime is recorded in LA23 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Westmorland and Furness
Region
North West
Population
7,430 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LA23 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in LA23 1, 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
20.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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).

LA23 1National
Violence and sexual offences17.823.6
Other theft5.44.5
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Burglary4.39.1
Drugs2.52.4
Public order2.54.6
Shoplifting2.18.4
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

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.

Explore

Look up another area

Postcodes in this sector

Show all 174 postcodes