Total Crime Rate
21.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Scalebeck Court area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in St John's and Great Clifton , and the 246th lowest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Scalebeck Court (CA14 2NT) in the last 12 months was 21.7 per 1,000 residents and was 80.9% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Scalebeck Court (CA14 2NT), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartside Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Garfield Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Garfield Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Garfield Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bird Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garfield Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garfield Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Central Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Central Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Berwick Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Berwick Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Berwick Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belvedere Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Belvedere Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pearson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pearson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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