Postcode · Kendal
Crime in LA9 6FR
How much crime is recorded in LA9 6FR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kendal North & Burneside
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,641 (2024)
LA9 6FRKendal
How safe is LA9 6FR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA9 6FR 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
36.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 6FRNational
Violence and sexual offences35.423.6
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Other crime3.51.5
Public order3.54.6
Drugs3.32.4
Burglary2.39.1
Other theft1.54.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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.