Total Crime Rate

277.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

181.5 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 277.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 181.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.4 10/10
  • Public order 52.8 10/10
  • Drugs 29.7 10/10
  • Burglary 19.8 10/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Other crime 13.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

London Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Currock , and the 33rd 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 London Road (CA1 2LE) in the last 12 months was 277.2 per 1,000 residents and was 116.0% higher 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 181.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (CA1 2LE), 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 London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barrock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Edward Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs David Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodrouffe Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodrouffe Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barrock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Garden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Garden Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting David Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harraby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Blake Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Nicholas Bridge Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Harraby Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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