Total Crime Rate

56.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wastwater Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Harrington , and the 365th 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 Wastwater Avenue (CA14 3QS) in the last 12 months was 56.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% lower than the Harrington average (59.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wastwater Avenue (CA14 3QS), the main crime hotspot is near Cusack Crescent. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wastwater Avenue area

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Data Sources

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