Postcode · Kendal
Crime in LA9 4HA
How much crime is recorded in LA9 4HA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kendal Town & Greenside
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,125 (2024)
LA9 4HAKendal
How safe is LA9 4HA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA9 4HA area, above 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
39.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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).
LA9 4HANational
Violence and sexual offences35.823.6
Public order10.24.6
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Drugs5.72.4
Other theft4.24.5
Burglary3.89.1
Shoplifting2.58.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Other crime0.71.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% 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.