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Crime in LA9 5

How much crime is recorded in LA9 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Westmorland and Furness
Region
North West
Population
18,847 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LA9 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in LA9 5, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
30.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 5National
Violence and sexual offences26.923.6
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Public order5.54.6
Burglary5.59.1
Shoplifting5.08.4
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Drugs3.92.4
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime1.21.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.51.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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