Total Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 40.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 31.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Grasmere Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Moss Bay and Moorclose , and the 444th 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 Grasmere Avenue (CA14 3LR) in the last 12 months was 40.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grasmere Avenue (CA14 3LR), the main crime hotspot is near Firth View Walk. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Grasmere Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cain Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B5296 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westfield Bridge Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davies Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorclose Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorclose Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elterwater Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moorclose Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Firth View Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firth View Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cusack Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Beverley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beverley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Beverley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Iredale Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crummock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beverley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westfield Bridge Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cusack Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crummock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cain Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order B5296 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorbanks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Moorbanks Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Robbery Moorbanks Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cain Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorbanks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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