Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 111.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Public order 28.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Linton Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Currock , and the 145th highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Linton Close (CA1 2FJ) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.4% lower than the Currock average (128.3 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 , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 76.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linton Close (CA1 2FJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Watson Street, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Adelaide Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Linton Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orchard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Chertsey Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harraby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Adelaide Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Harraby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary David Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary David Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs David Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting David Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chertsey Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chertsey Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Linton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindisfarne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindisfarne Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raven Nook Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson School Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Melrose Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary David Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Margaret Creighton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Orchard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Margaret Creighton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Orchard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Orchard Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Margaret Creighton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watson Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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