Total Crime Rate
27.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sarsfield Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Moss Bay and Moorclose , and the 314th 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 Sarsfield Road (CA14 5DA) in the last 12 months was 27.3 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% lower than the Moss Bay and Moorclose average (81.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sarsfield Road (CA14 5DA), the main crime hotspot is near Firth View Walk. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Firth View Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goodman Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goodman Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Northcote Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poole Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westfield Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Richmond Croft | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Northcote Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northcote Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ghyll Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nilsson Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Firth View Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Smith Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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