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Crime in LA9 7SE

How much crime is recorded in LA9 7SE, 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
1,698 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LA9 7SE

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA9 7SE 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
16.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 7SENational
Violence and sexual offences13.923.6
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Burglary2.59.1
Public order2.34.6
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Drugs1.42.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other theft0.84.5
Other crime0.71.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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