Total Crime Rate
22.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Blencathra Street area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Bothel and Wharrels , and the 251st lowest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Blencathra Street (CA12 4HX) in the last 12 months was 22.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.2% lower than the Bothel and Wharrels average (33.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
In the area around Blencathra Street (CA12 4HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brackenrigg Drive, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Myers Street (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Keswick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Skiddaw Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leonard Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brackenrigg Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Calvert Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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