Postcode · Kendal
Crime in LA8 8LZ
How much crime is recorded in LA8 8LZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kendal North & Burneside
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,915 (2024)
How safe is LA8 8LZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA8 8LZ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 8LZNational
Violence and sexual offences7.723.6
Burglary4.89.1
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Drugs2.42.4
Other crime2.01.5
Other theft1.54.5
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Shoplifting0.78.4
Public order0.64.6
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.