Total Crime Rate

303.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

184.8 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 303.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 184.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 156.4 10/10
  • Other theft 37.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.4 10/10
  • Public order 28.4 10/10
  • Drugs 19.0 10/10
  • Other crime 14.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 14.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Winscales Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Cockermouth South , and the 29th 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 Winscales Avenue (CA14 4NY) in the last 12 months was 303.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1927.5% higher than the Cockermouth South average (15.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 184.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winscales Avenue (CA14 4NY), the main crime hotspot is near Winscales Avenue. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Winscales Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winscales Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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