Total Crime Rate

190.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 190.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.5 10/10
  • Public order 32.6 10/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Drugs 10.9 8/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thirlwell Gardens area has the 11th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Botcherby , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thirlwell Gardens (CA1 2DU) in the last 12 months was 190.2 per 1,000 residents and was 140.5% higher than the Botcherby average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 125.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thirlwell Gardens (CA1 2DU), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thirlwell Gardens area

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Data Sources

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