Total Crime Rate

196.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

174.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 196.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 174.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.4 10/10
  • Public order 56.2 10/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Victoria Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Penrith North , and the 41st highest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Road (CA11 8HH) in the last 12 months was 196.6 per 1,000 residents and was 373.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 174.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (CA11 8HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tynefield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Crown Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crown Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Langton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barkhouse Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting King Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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