Total Crime Rate

226.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 226.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 98.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.2 10/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Drugs 18.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Headlands Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in St John's and Great Clifton , and the 44th highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Headlands Close (CA14 2EJ) in the last 12 months was 226.4 per 1,000 residents and was 99.9% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 98.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Headlands Close (CA14 2EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Derwent Street. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Headlands Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wybrow Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fisher Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hyde Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Drugs Wybrow Terrace Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Fisher Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order B5297 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B5297 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Warwick Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Watt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belvedere Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Belvedere Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Watt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Bridge Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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