Total Crime Rate

23.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 23.9 2/10
  • Violent crimes 11.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

St James Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Castle , and the 272nd 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 St James Road (CA2 5PD) in the last 12 months was 23.9 per 1,000 residents and was 91.7% lower than the Castle average (289.1 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Road (CA2 5PD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St James Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenmount Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colville Street North Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferguson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ferguson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Waldegrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waldegrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waldegrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waldegrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferguson Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Weardale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kangol Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferguson Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colville Street North Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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