Crime Rates at Close Street, Carlisle, CA1 2HA

Close Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Currock , and the 98th 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 Close Street (CA1 2HA) in the last 12 months was 155.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% higher than the Currock average (138.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -90.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -90.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 118.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Close Street (CA1 2HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tait Street (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.