Total Crime Rate

199.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 199.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 109.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.4 10/10
  • Drugs 24.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Other crime 20.3 10/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Howe Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Botcherby , and the 60th highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howe Street (CA1 2HS) in the last 12 months was 199.2 per 1,000 residents and was 175.0% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 109.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howe Street (CA1 2HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 101 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blake Street (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Howe Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rose Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodrouffe Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Alexander Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Rose Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rose Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rose Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Rose Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodrouffe Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting David Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fusehill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs David Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary David Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Edward Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary David Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary David Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Margaret Creighton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fusehill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Margaret Creighton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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