Total Crime Rate

1386.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

746.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1386.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 746.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 579.4 10/10
  • Public order 150.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 145.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 141.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 137.3 10/10
  • Drugs 137.3 10/10
  • Other theft 47.2 10/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.9 10/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Dove Lane area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in St John's and Great Clifton , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dove Lane (CA14 4BE) in the last 12 months was 1386.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1123.8% higher than the St John's and Great Clifton average (113.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 135 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 174 (≈ 746.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dove Lane (CA14 4BE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 154 crimes here, including 73 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Dove Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ritson Street —
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Brow Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Brow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Brow Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hall Brow Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hall Brow Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hall Brow Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hall Brow Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hall Brow —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ritson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order St John'S Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St John'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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