Total Crime Rate
22.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wordsworth Terrace area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Bothel and Wharrels , and the 254th lowest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wordsworth Terrace (CA13 9AH) in the last 12 months was 22.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wordsworth Terrace (CA13 9AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Place, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Hall Went (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Market Place | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Old Hall Went | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Hall Went | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Helens Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Helens Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Helens Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Close | Under investigation |
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