Total Crime Rate

88.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 88.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 59.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.4 8/10
  • Drugs 14.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Scott Yard area has the 6th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Eamont and Shap , and the 129th highest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scott Yard (CA11 7PU) in the last 12 months was 88.3 per 1,000 residents and was 120.1% higher than the Eamont and Shap average (40.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scott Yard (CA11 7PU), the main crime hotspot is near Market Court. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Scott Yard area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Two Lions Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angel Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castlegate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castlegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castlegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Two Lions Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Two Lions Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Princes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Queen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Queen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angel Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Auctionmart Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Little Dockray Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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