Total Crime Rate
28.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ada Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Dearham and Broughton , and the 331st lowest 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 Ada Street (CA15 7PQ) in the last 12 months was 28.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% higher than the Dearham and Broughton average (24.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ada Street (CA15 7PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashby Street, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brooklands Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fletcher Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ward Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victory Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grasmere Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Derwent Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A594 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Greenwood Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Greenwood Terrace | Under investigation |
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