Total Crime Rate

71.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 71.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ridley Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Currock , and the 268th highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ridley Road (CA2 4LE) in the last 12 months was 71.0 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridley Road (CA2 4LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alton Street, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buchanan Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ridley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Webster Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Currock Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Millholme Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millholme Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Currock Bank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Jubilee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Buchanan Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montreal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Webster Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ridley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sewell Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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