Crime Rates at Highwood Crescent, Carlisle, CA1 3LE

Highwood Crescent area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Dalston and Burgh , and the 393rd lowest 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 Highwood Crescent (CA1 3LE) in the last 12 months was 34.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% higher than the Dalston and Burgh average (23.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 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). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highwood Crescent (CA1 3LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crossways, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Welsh Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.