Total Crime Rate

46.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.0 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 46.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Wastwater Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Harrington , and the 432nd 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 46.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% lower than the Harrington average (52.2 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wastwater Avenue (CA14 3QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B5296, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cusack Crescent (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Wastwater Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Elterwater Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crummock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B5296 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorclose Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moorclose Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Moorbanks Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Robbery Moorbanks Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorbanks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorbanks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Iredale Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorclose Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crummock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cain Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cusack Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cusack Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cain Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cain Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B5296 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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