Total Crime Rate

224.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.0 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 224.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 112.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.0 9/10
  • Other theft 20.0 10/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sheffield Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Currock , and the 46th highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sheffield Street (CA2 5DT) in the last 12 months was 224.0 per 1,000 residents and was 74.5% higher than the Currock average (128.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheffield Street (CA2 5DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Morley Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sheffield Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sheffield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nelson Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dalston Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Walls Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime East Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sheffield Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Elm Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Mcilmoyle Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milbourne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nelson Bridge Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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