Hawkshead & Cartmel Fell
Middle areaSouth west Westmorland and Furness. 5,339 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 233 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Hawkshead & Cartmel Fell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Hawkshead & Cartmel Fell
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hawkshead & Cartmel Fell at a rate of 42.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 71.6 per 1,000 people across Westmorland and Furness.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 104 |
| Other crime | 66 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 21 |
| Drug offences | 13 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Shoplifting | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Hawkshead & Cartmel Fell compares
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Is Hawkshead & Cartmel Fell safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hawkshead & Cartmel Fell at a rate of 42.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 71.6 per 1,000 people across Westmorland and Furness.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 27 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hawkshead & Cartmel Fell.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (104), other crime (66) and criminal damage and arson (21).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Westmorland and Furness
These figures are published for the whole of Westmorland and Furness, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Westmorland and Furness and not Hawkshead & Cartmel Fell alone. See Westmorland and Furness
Hawkshead & Cartmel Fell in brief
The median price paid for a home in Hawkshead & Cartmel Fell was £380,000 in 2025.
Hawkshead & Cartmel Fell had 5,269 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Hawkshead & Cartmel Fell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Hawkshead & Cartmel Fell, 40.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.