Total Crime Rate
84.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Elm Terrace area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Penrith North , and the 140th highest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Terrace (CA11 7JY) in the last 12 months was 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 103.5% higher than the Penrith North average (41.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 7 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). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -68.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elm Terrace (CA11 7JY), the main crime hotspot is near Little Dockray. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Queen Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Queen Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Corn Market | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Corn Market | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Auctionmart Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Duke Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Myers Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Myers Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Myers Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nichol Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castlegate | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castlegate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castlegate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Angel Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Angel Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Watson Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Albert Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Auctionmart Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mill Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Little Dockray | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | James Street | Under investigation |
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