Total Crime Rate
30.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Roman Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Penrith North , and the 340th lowest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Roman Road (CA11 8DX) in the last 12 months was 30.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Roman Road (CA11 8DX), the main crime hotspot is near Carleton Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Carleton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Friars Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hutton Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Friars Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carleton Road | Under investigation |
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