Total Crime Rate
57.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Edinburgh Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Moss Bay and Moorclose , and the 333rd highest 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 Edinburgh Avenue (CA14 3NT) in the last 12 months was 57.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Edinburgh Avenue (CA14 3NT), the main crime hotspot is near Coniston Drive. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beverley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorclose Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorclose Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minster Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Beverley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beverley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Coniston Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Coniston Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coniston Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coniston Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Coniston Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Elterwater Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Moorclose Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Beverley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Calder Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crummock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crummock Road | Under investigation |
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