Crime Rates at Bongate, Appleby-in-westmorland, CA16 6UP

Bongate area has the 20th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Appleby and Brough , and the 314th highest crime rate of 770 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 Bongate (CA16 6UP) in the last 12 months was 43.6 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% lower than the Appleby and Brough average (52.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -13.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bongate (CA16 6UP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bongate, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sycamore Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.