Total Crime Rate

193.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.2 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 193.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 115.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.5 9/10
  • Drugs 26.2 10/10
  • Public order 26.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Other crime 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

Wastwater Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Belle Vue , and the 62nd 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 Wastwater Close (CA2 5QJ) in the last 12 months was 193.7 per 1,000 residents and was 213.9% higher than the Belle Vue average (61.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 115.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wastwater Close (CA2 5QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Borrowdale Gardens (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wastwater Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bassenthwaite Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Osborne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Priory Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bassenthwaite Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Priory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Borrowdale Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Caldbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbots Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Borrowdale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Crummock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A595 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ullswater Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borrowdale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borrowdale Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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