Total Crime Rate

71.7 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 71.7 6/10
  • Other theft 28.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Whitecroft area has the 10th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Dearham and Broughton , and the 274th highest 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 Whitecroft (CA15 8NQ) in the last 12 months was 71.7 per 1,000 residents and was 230.0% higher than the Dearham and Broughton average (21.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitecroft (CA15 8NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near White Croft Court (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitecroft area

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Data Sources

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