Total Crime Rate

78.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 78.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Oakleigh Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Belah , and the 240th 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 Oakleigh Way (CA1 2TE) in the last 12 months was 78.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.4% higher than the Belah average (55.6 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. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakleigh Way (CA1 2TE), the main crime hotspot is near Applewood Close. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakleigh Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millers Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedstone Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Merith Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Applewood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Holywell Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holywell Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scotby Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scotby Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sinclair Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedstone Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadoaks Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramerton Orchard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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