Total Crime Rate

69.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 69.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 53.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Caldew Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Currock , and the 276th highest 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 Caldew Street (CA2 5LU) in the last 12 months was 69.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caldew Street (CA2 5LU), 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 Caldew Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kangol Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Maryport Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dalston Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime East Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blunt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cumberland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colmore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Dale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime East Dale Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Dale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freer Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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