Total Crime Rate

48.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.1 5/10
  • Shoplifting 16.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bassenthwaite Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Castle , and the 413th 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 Bassenthwaite Street (CA2 5PX) in the last 12 months was 48.1 per 1,000 residents and was 81.8% lower than the Castle average (264.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bassenthwaite Street (CA2 5PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Borrowdale Gardens (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bassenthwaite Street area

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Data Sources

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