Total Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.6 5/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bankside area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Howgate , and the 339th highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bankside (CA14 5TY) in the last 12 months was 59.8 per 1,000 residents and was 107.7% higher than the Howgate average (28.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bankside (CA14 5TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glebe Lane, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rectory Square (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bankside area

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Data Sources

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