Total Crime Rate

147.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 147.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 86.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.2 8/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cant Crescent area has the 13th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Currock , and the 95th highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cant Crescent (CA2 4JJ) in the last 12 months was 147.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 86.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cant Crescent (CA2 4JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kirklands Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belmont Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cant Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upperby Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Uldale Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nursery Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Upperby Court Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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