Total Crime Rate
16.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stricklandgate area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Eamont and Shap , and the 179th lowest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .
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 Stricklandgate (CA11 7QA) in the last 12 months was 16.9 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% lower 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 4 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 Other crime ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stricklandgate (CA11 7QA), 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 | Other crime | Queen Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Corn Market | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castlegate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nichol Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Corn Market | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Corn Market | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Little Dockray | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Corn Market | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Watson Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castlegate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Little Dockray | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Little Dockray | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Little Dockray | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Dockray | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Dockray | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Auctionmart Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Dockray | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foster Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castlegate | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Queen Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Duke Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Macadam Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Field House Gardens | Under investigation |
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