Cumbria Constabulary

Crime in Windermere, Ambleside, Grasmere and Staveley

Street-level crime statistics for Windermere, Ambleside, Grasmere and Staveley based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 1,287 crimes in last 12 months

7 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

1,287 Crimes (last 12 months)

↑3.4% vs Previous 12 Months

7/100 Safety Score

28.3% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 1,287 total crimes recorded in Windermere, Ambleside, Grasmere and Staveley

Violent Crime

591

↑9%

Criminal Damage & Arson

136

Public Order

123

↑35%

Other Theft

116

↓14%

Shoplifting

↑16%

Anti-Social Behaviour

↓25%

Drugs

↑6%

Burglary

↓20%

Other Crime

↑15%

Vehicle Crime

↓29%

Possession of Weapons

↑42%

Bicycle Theft

↑40%

Theft from Person

↓50%

Robbery

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Windermere, Ambleside, Grasmere and Staveley

02/23

03/23

110

04/23

119

05/23

118

06/23

118

07/23

08/23

09/23

10/23

11/23

102

12/23

01/24

02/24

124

03/24

04/24

136

05/24

101

06/24

07/24

121

08/24

09/24

121

10/24

11/24

106

12/24

01/25

117

02/25

113

03/25

120

04/25

111

05/25

101

06/25

111

07/25

132

08/25

110

09/25

112

10/25

11/25

12/25

113

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Windermere, Ambleside, Grasmere and Staveley (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Windermere, Ambleside, Grasmere and Staveley

January 2026 113 crimes December 2025 66 crimes November 2025 81 crimes October 2025 112 crimes September 2025 110 crimes August 2025 132 crimes July 2025 111 crimes June 2025 101 crimes May 2025 111 crimes April 2025 120 crimes March 2025 113 crimes February 2025 117 crimes January 2025 88 crimes December 2024 106 crimes November 2024 90 crimes October 2024 121 crimes September 2024 84 crimes August 2024 121 crimes July 2024 95 crimes June 2024 101 crimes May 2024 136 crimes April 2024 97 crimes March 2024 124 crimes February 2024 82 crimes January 2024 86 crimes December 2023 102 crimes November 2023 85 crimes October 2023 94 crimes September 2023 88 crimes August 2023 95 crimes July 2023 118 crimes June 2023 118 crimes May 2023 119 crimes April 2023 110 crimes March 2023 85 crimes February 2023 98 crimes

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Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.