Total Crime Rate
60.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Market Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Appleby and Brough , and the 220th highest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .
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 Market Street (CA17 4QS) in the last 12 months was 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% higher 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Market Street (CA17 4QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gasgarth Mews, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Market Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Silver Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Silver Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gasgarth Mews | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gasgarth Mews | Under investigation |
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