Postcode · Kendal
Crime in LA9 7SJ
How much crime is recorded in LA9 7SJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kendal South
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,240 (2024)
LA9 7SJKendal
How safe is LA9 7SJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA9 7SJ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
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 7SJNational
Violence and sexual offences11.223.6
Burglary2.99.1
Public order1.54.6
Anti-social behaviour0.610.7
Other theft0.64.5
Criminal damage and arson0.44.7
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Drugs0.42.4
Other crime0.41.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 47% 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.