Postcode · Kendal
Crime in LA9 6BQ
How much crime is recorded in LA9 6BQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kendal East & Whinfell
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,770 (2024)
LA9 6BQKendal
How safe is LA9 6BQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA9 6BQ 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
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 6BQNational
Violence and sexual offences16.623.6
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Public order3.24.6
Other theft1.94.5
Drugs1.72.4
Burglary1.39.1
Other crime1.11.5
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.