Total Crime Rate

208.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

141.3 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 208.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 141.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.8 10/10
  • Public order 33.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Nelson Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Currock , and the 52nd 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 Nelson Street (CA2 5NB) in the last 12 months was 208.2 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 11.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 141.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Street (CA2 5NB), 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 Nelson Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colville Street North Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Dale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Elm Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Cumberland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime East Nelson Street Under investigation
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 2026Drugs Sheffield Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Kangol Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blunt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sheffield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colville Street North Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milbourne Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dalston Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Mcilmoyle Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colmore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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