Postcode · Kendal
Crime in LA9 7TG
How much crime is recorded in LA9 7TG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kendal South
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,934 (2024)
LA9 7TGKendal
How safe is LA9 7TG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LA9 7TG area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 7TGNational
Violence and sexual offences19.623.6
Shoplifting6.78.4
Public order5.94.6
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Burglary3.19.1
Other theft2.94.5
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Robbery0.81.4
Drugs0.62.4
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 135% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.