Total Crime Rate

49.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 49.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Barncroft Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in St John's and Great Clifton , and the 402nd highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barncroft Avenue (CA14 1RU) in the last 12 months was 49.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% lower than the St John's and Great Clifton average (113.3 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barncroft Avenue (CA14 1RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brown'S Place, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kennedy Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barncroft Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hunter'S Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barncroft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Brown'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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