Postcode · Kendal
Crime in LA9 5PL
How much crime is recorded in LA9 5PL, 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
- 2,269 (2024)
How safe is LA9 5PL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA9 5PL area, 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
29.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 5PLNational
Violence and sexual offences23.323.6
Burglary8.59.1
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Drugs2.72.4
Public order1.84.6
Other theft1.84.5
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% 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.