Total Crime Rate

47.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 47.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 43.1 7/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Thompsons Yard area has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Cockermouth South , and the 423rd 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 Thompsons Yard (CA14 1UJ) in the last 12 months was 47.1 per 1,000 residents and was 214.6% higher than the Cockermouth South average (15.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thompsons Yard (CA14 1UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Gavels, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clifton Lodge (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Thompsons Yard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Gatehead Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hunter Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gatehead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunter Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gatehead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lodge Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowther Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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