Total Crime Rate
3.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Curwendale area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Cockermouth South , and the 21st lowest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Curwendale (CA14 4UT) in the last 12 months was 3.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.3% lower 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Curwendale (CA14 4UT), the main crime hotspot is near The Avenue. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Avenue | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Avenue | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
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