Postcode · Kendal
Crime in LA8 8LH
How much crime is recorded in LA8 8LH, 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
- 2,212 (2024)
LA8 8LHKendal
How safe is LA8 8LH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA8 8LH 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
11.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 8LHNational
Violence and sexual offences10.723.6
Other theft6.04.5
Drugs2.32.4
Burglary1.79.1
Public order1.54.6
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Shoplifting1.28.4
Anti-social behaviour0.910.7
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.