Total Crime Rate
6.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Croft Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Eamont and Shap , and the 54th lowest crime rate of 774 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Croft Avenue (CA11 7RL) in the last 12 months was 6.8 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% lower than the Eamont and Shap average (38.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Croft Avenue (CA11 7RL), the main crime hotspot is near Meeting House Lane. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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