Total Crime Rate
35.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Elterwater Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Moss Bay and Moorclose , and the 398th lowest 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 Elterwater Avenue (CA14 3LD) in the last 12 months was 35.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.3% lower than the Moss Bay and Moorclose average (81.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elterwater Avenue (CA14 3LD), the main crime hotspot is near Cusack Crescent. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 16 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 | Moorclose Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Beverley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minster Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cusack Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cusack Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartside Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorclose Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crummock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Calder Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crummock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beverley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beverley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Beverley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Elterwater Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Iredale Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Moorclose Croft | Under investigation |
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