Postcode · Kendal
Crime in LA9 5HW
How much crime is recorded in LA9 5HW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kendal South
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,095 (2024)
LA9 5HWKendal
How safe is LA9 5HW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA9 5HW area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 5HWNational
Violence and sexual offences14.823.6
Burglary6.79.1
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Public order1.14.6
Other theft1.14.5
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.52.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.