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Crime in LA23 2

How much crime is recorded in LA23 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Westmorland and Furness
Region
North West
Population
7,340 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LA23 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in LA23 2, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
31.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 2National
Violence and sexual offences29.723.6
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Public order5.14.6
Other theft4.54.5
Burglary3.89.1
Drugs3.22.4
Shoplifting3.28.4
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.41.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 18% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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