Penrith Outer
Middle areaNorth Westmorland and Furness. 11,925 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 43 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 34% of people in Penrith Outer live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Penrith Outer
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Penrith Outer 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 | 244 |
| Other crime | 87 |
| Drug offences | 41 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 37 |
| Vehicle crime | 12 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 8 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Shoplifting | 6 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Penrith Outer compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Penrith Outer safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Penrith Outer 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, 29 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Penrith Outer.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (244), other crime (87) and drug offences (41).
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 Outer alone. See Westmorland and Furness
Penrith Outer in brief
The median price paid for a home in Penrith Outer was £246,250 in 2025.
Penrith Outer had 10,876 usual residents at the census.
About 34% of people in Penrith Outer live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Penrith Outer, 93.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.