Postcode · Kendal
Crime in LA9 7FG
How much crime is recorded in LA9 7FG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kendal South
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,307 (2024)
LA9 7FGKendal
How safe is LA9 7FG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA9 7FG area, below 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
27.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 7FGNational
Violence and sexual offences24.723.6
Public order5.84.6
Other theft4.64.5
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Drugs2.22.4
Shoplifting2.28.4
Burglary1.79.1
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 49% 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.