Crime Rates at Oswald Street, Carlisle, CA1 2LU

Oswald Street 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 Oswald Street (CA1 2LU) 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 Oswald Street (CA1 2LU), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.