Total Crime Rate

1359.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

684.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1359.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 684.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 489.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 291.1 10/10
  • Public order 167.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.5 10/10
  • Other theft 89.0 10/10
  • Drugs 75.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 27.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 20.6 10/10
  • Other crime 17.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.1 9/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Robbery 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

Blackwell Road area has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Currock , and the 4th highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackwell Road (CA2 4AB) in the last 12 months was 1359.6 per 1,000 residents and was 959.4% higher than the Currock average (128.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 143 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 200 (≈ 684.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackwell Road (CA2 4AB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robinson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Albion Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tithebarn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Arthur Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Gloucester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toronto Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodwin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Robinson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boundary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boundary Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grasmere Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Nicholas Bridge Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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