Total Crime Rate

580.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

209.8 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 580.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 209.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 180.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.9 10/10
  • Public order 39.0 10/10
  • Other theft 29.3 10/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Main Street area has the highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Bothel and Wharrels , and the 11th highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

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 Main Street (CA12 5JD) in the last 12 months was 580.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1644.8% higher than the Bothel and Wharrels average (33.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 209.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Main Street (CA12 5JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tithebarn Street, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Main Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanger Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B5289 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tithebarn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Derwent Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tithebarn Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B5289 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greta Side —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Main Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Main Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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