Postcode · Windermere
Crime in LA23 2AW
How much crime is recorded in LA23 2AW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Windermere South & Staveley
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,020 (2024)
LA23 2AWWindermere
How safe is LA23 2AW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA23 2AW area, 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
20.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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).
LA23 2AWNational
Violence and sexual offences18.723.6
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Other theft2.74.5
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Public order2.24.6
Shoplifting2.18.4
Burglary1.69.1
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Drugs0.42.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 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.