Total Crime Rate
21.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Orchard Close area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Appleby and Brough , and the 245th lowest crime rate of 774 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .
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 Orchard Close (CA16 6BF) in the last 12 months was 21.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% lower than the Appleby and Brough average (56.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Orchard Close (CA16 6BF), the main crime hotspot is near Back Lane. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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