Total Crime Rate

173.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

120.8 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 173.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 120.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.6 10/10
  • Public order 30.2 10/10
  • Other crime 15.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle 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
  • 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

Tarnside area has the 9th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Currock , and the 73rd 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 Tarnside (CA2 4NG) in the last 12 months was 173.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 120.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tarnside (CA2 4NG), the main crime hotspot is near Oaklands Drive. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tarnside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scaleby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sunnymeade Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Upperby Court Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oaklands Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oaklands Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oaklands Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Oaklands Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oaklands Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Scaleby Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lamb Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Uldale Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haydock Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Haydock Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntingdon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haydock Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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