Postcode district · Kendal
Crime in LA9
How much crime is recorded in LA9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 36,724 (2024)
LA9Postcode district · Kendal
How safe is LA9
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in LA9, 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
25.3
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).
LA9National
Violence and sexual offences22.223.6
Shoplifting4.68.4
Public order4.44.6
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Burglary4.29.1
Drugs3.02.4
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.