Hesket, Lazonby & Skelton
Middle areaNorth Westmorland and Furness. 6,234 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 224 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 18% of people in Hesket, Lazonby & Skelton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Hesket, Lazonby & Skelton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hesket, Lazonby & Skelton at a rate of 37.1 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 | 110 |
| Other crime | 51 |
| Drug offences | 32 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 13 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Shoplifting | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Hesket, Lazonby & Skelton compares
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Is Hesket, Lazonby & Skelton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hesket, Lazonby & Skelton at a rate of 37.1 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, 25 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hesket, Lazonby & Skelton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (110), other crime (51) and drug offences (32).
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 Hesket, Lazonby & Skelton alone. See Westmorland and Furness
Hesket, Lazonby & Skelton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Hesket, Lazonby & Skelton was £345,000 in 2025.
Hesket, Lazonby & Skelton had 6,252 usual residents at the census.
About 18% of people in Hesket, Lazonby & Skelton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Hesket, Lazonby & Skelton, 62.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.