Total Crime Rate

152.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 152.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.7 8/10
  • Public order 25.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 18.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Drugs 10.9 8/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Holme Riggs Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Eamont and Shap , and the 55th 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 Holme Riggs Avenue (CA11 8NN) in the last 12 months was 152.2 per 1,000 residents and was 279.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 76.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holme Riggs Avenue (CA11 8NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Skirsgill Close, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castle Drive (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Holme Riggs Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Skirsgill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Castle Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tyne Close Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wetheriggs Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ullswater Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porthouse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Skirsgill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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