Crime Rates at Clifford Road, Penrith, CA11 8PS

Clifford Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Eamont and Shap , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 774 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 Clifford Road (CA11 8PS) in the last 12 months was 148.4 per 1,000 residents and was 288.3% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifford Road (CA11 8PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Netherend Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Porthouse Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.