Total Crime Rate

75.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 75.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alton Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Currock , and the 254th highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

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 Alton Street (CA2 4DX) in the last 12 months was 75.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% lower than the Currock average (138.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 51.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alton Street (CA2 4DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Currock Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coney Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alton Street area

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Data Sources

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