Total Crime Rate

99.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

John Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in St John's and Great Clifton , and the 168th 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 John Street (CA14 3DD) in the last 12 months was 99.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 63.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Street (CA14 3DD), 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.

Crime Over Time in John Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Murray Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murray Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murray Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murray Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order St John'S Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murray Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St John'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Garfield Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Garfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Central Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nook Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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