Total Crime Rate

449.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 449.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 178.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.1 10/10
  • Public order 43.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.8 10/10
  • Other theft 33.8 10/10
  • Drugs 24.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 7/10
  • Burglary 14.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.7 9/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Central Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Botcherby , and the 14th highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Central Avenue (CA1 3QB) in the last 12 months was 449.3 per 1,000 residents and was 467.9% higher than the Botcherby average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 125.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Central Avenue (CA1 3QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Central Avenue, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whinsmoor Drive (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Central Avenue area

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Data Sources

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