Penrith Central & West
Middle areaNorth Westmorland and Furness. 7,758 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 52% of people in Penrith Central & West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Penrith Central & West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Penrith Central & West at a rate of 154.8 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 | 558 |
| Other crime | 237 |
| Shoplifting | 179 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 80 |
| Drug offences | 57 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 50 |
| Burglary | 19 |
| Vehicle crime | 13 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
| Robbery | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Penrith Central & West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Penrith Central & West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Penrith Central & West at a rate of 154.8 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, 97 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Penrith Central & West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (558), other crime (237) and shoplifting (179).
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 Penrith Central & West alone. See Westmorland and Furness
Penrith Central & West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Penrith Central & West was £179,000 in 2025.
Penrith Central & West had 7,730 usual residents at the census.
About 52% of people in Penrith Central & West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Penrith Central & West, 93.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.