Total Crime Rate

60.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 60.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Union Square 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 Union Square (CA17 4RF) 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 Union Square (CA17 4RF), 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.

Crime Over Time in Union Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Silver Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Silver Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gasgarth Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gasgarth Mews Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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