Total Crime Rate

274.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

158.3 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 274.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 158.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.3 9/10
  • Public order 34.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.2 10/10
  • Drugs 19.3 10/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nook Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in St John's and Great Clifton , and the 37th highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nook Street (CA14 4EQ) in the last 12 months was 274.1 per 1,000 residents and was 142.0% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 158.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nook Street (CA14 4EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 267 crimes here, including 112 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Nook Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Central Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ritson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ritson Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pinfold Street —
Apr 2026Public order Guard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St John'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St John'S Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Garfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Garfield Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Garfield Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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