Total Crime Rate
43.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shaw Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Moss Bay and Moorclose , and the 454th highest 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 Shaw Street (CA14 3UT) in the last 12 months was 43.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -61.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shaw Street (CA14 3UT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pearson Street, where police recorded 27 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B5296 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cusack Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Frazer Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frazer Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Douglas Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pearson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartside Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cusack Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bird Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Elterwater Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Frazer Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Iredale Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | B5296 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pearson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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