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Crime & Public Safety
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of drug supply offences after South Lakes Police carried out a raid on Bank Road in Bowness on Wednesday 7 October. The suspects were taken into custody in Kendal.
Crime & Public Safety
Sean Devaney has been jailed for four-and-a-half years after stealing jewellery from a Kendal home while its occupants were on holiday and committing another burglary while on court bail.
Crime & Public Safety Town Centre
Violence and sexual offences recorded within a mile of central Kendal fell from 140 in July 2026 to 66 in August, with the latest figure below the same month in the previous two years. The data suggests July was a one-month spike, although shoplifting increased and police.uk figures cannot explain why July was unusually high.
Crime & Public Safety Town Centre
Properties in Kendal were searched during early-morning raids across Cumbria targeting serious and organised crime, while police seized cocaine, cash and two e-bikes in Penrith and made four arrests overall.
Crime & Public Safety
Community groups in Kendal and across Cumbria can apply for up to £2,500 from a reopened police funding scheme supporting projects designed to prevent crime and anti-social behaviour.
Crime & Public Safety
Three people have been arrested after police and partner agencies raided four premises in Kendal and Windermere, seizing thousands of illegal cigarettes, vapes and other tobacco products, along with more than £20,000 in cash.
Crime & Public Safety
Stanley Perry, 34, from Cheshire, has been remanded in custody after admitting thefts involving a bike taken from an education building in Kendal, a shop in the town and a separate offence in Blackpool.
Crime & Public Safety Oxenholme
A woman and a man were arrested after police stopped a vehicle on Oxenholme Road, Kendal, at about 10pm on Saturday. The driver allegedly failed a roadside breath test, while seven new waterproof jackets were found in the vehicle and linked to a shop theft in Ambleside.
Crime & Public Safety Town Centre
Police.uk data shows 140 violence and sexual offences within a mile of central Kendal in July 2026, the highest monthly figure in three years of available street-level records. The data does not show how many separate incidents were involved, and most cases remain open.
Crime & Public Safety Sandylands
A 19-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl have been arrested after a stabbing in Kendal’s Sandylands area. Police are appealing for witnesses and anyone with dashcam or doorbell footage to come forward.
Crime & Public Safety Sandylands
A man in his mid-20s suffered non-life-threatening injuries after an assault in Peat Lane, Sandylands, Kendal, on Monday September 21. Police believe the suspect was known to him and say there is no perceived risk to the public.
