Total Crime Rate
33.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cape Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in St John's and Great Clifton , and the 374th 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 Cape Road (CA14 1RF) in the last 12 months was 33.3 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% lower than the St John's and Great Clifton average (101.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cape Road (CA14 1RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brown'S Place, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kennedy Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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