Total Crime Rate

1227.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1227.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 442.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 193.1 10/10
  • Public order 150.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 128.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 120.2 10/10
  • Drugs 98.7 10/10
  • Other theft 30.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.2 10/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.6 9/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
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

Curwen Street area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in St John's and Great Clifton , and the 4th 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 Curwen Street (CA14 4BG) in the last 12 months was 1227.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1115.6% higher than the St John's and Great Clifton average (101.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 103 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 109.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 141 (≈ 605.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Curwen Street (CA14 4BG), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 228 crimes here, including 85 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Curwen Street area

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Data Sources

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