Total Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 50.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 46.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Botcherby Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Belah , and the 395th 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 Botcherby Avenue (CA1 2TX) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.0% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Botcherby Avenue (CA1 2TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Applewood Close, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whimbrel Drive (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Botcherby Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whimbrel Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Merith Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Applewood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Botcherby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Botcherby Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curlew Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Curlew Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whimbrel Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ennerdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ennerdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ennerdale Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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