Total Crime Rate

103.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 103.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

River Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Botcherby , and the 158th highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around River Street (CA1 2AL) in the last 12 months was 103.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% higher than the Botcherby average (72.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 59.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around River Street (CA1 2AL), the main crime hotspot is near River Street. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in River Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jackson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fusehill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jackson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jackson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Eldred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Eldred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Aidan'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Aidan'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Aidan'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Melrose Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson School Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fusehill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jackson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Margaret Creighton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tullie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Margaret Creighton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Margaret Creighton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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