Total Crime Rate
2244.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
1157.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Viaduct Estate Road area has the highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Botcherby , and the 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 Viaduct Estate Road (CA2 5BN) in the last 12 months was 2244.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2998.8% higher than the Botcherby average (72.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 313 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 4 cases , up 300.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -23.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 440 (≈ 1157.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Viaduct Estate Road (CA2 5BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Abbey Street, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Bridge Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Walls | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Milbourne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Charlotte Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Charlotte Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Holme Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | John'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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