Crime Rate in Appleby and Brough, ward

Appleby and Brough has the 9th highest crime rate of 33 wards in Westmorland and Furness district and the 3156th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 362nd highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Appleby and Brough in the last 12 months was 56.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% lower than the Westmorland and Furness district average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Appleby and Brough’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 156 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 211 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Appleby and Brough ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 34 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Scattergate Crescent (20 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.