Total Crime Rate
30.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodside North area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Currock , and the 350th lowest 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 Woodside North (CA2 4NW) in the last 12 months was 30.3 per 1,000 residents and was 76.4% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodside North (CA2 4NW), 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.
View Crime In Upperby| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oaklands Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oaklands Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Upperby Court | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oaklands Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oaklands Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Brisco Meadows | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oaklands Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oaklands Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Scaleby Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sunnymeade | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Scaleby Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | St Ninian'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Uldale Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nursery Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Lamb Street | Under investigation |
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