Total Crime Rate

120.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 120.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 93.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.3 9/10
  • Public order 20.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.0 10/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Stricklandgate area has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Penrith North , and the 81st 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 Stricklandgate (CA11 7NJ) in the last 12 months was 120.0 per 1,000 residents and was 188.8% higher than the Penrith North average (41.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 93.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stricklandgate (CA11 7NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Duke Street, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mallard Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Stricklandgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nichol Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft York Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Macadam Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field House Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Watson Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mallard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mallard Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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