Postcode · Kendal
Crime in LA8 8BY
How much crime is recorded in LA8 8BY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hawkshead & Cartmel Fell
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,198 (2024)
LA8 8BYKendal
How safe is LA8 8BY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA8 8BY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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).
LA8 8BYNational
Violence and sexual offences11.423.6
Burglary6.39.1
Other theft4.54.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Public order1.14.6
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.52.4
Anti-social behaviour0.310.7
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 48% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
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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.