Total Crime Rate

17.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 17.0 2/10
  • Violent crimes 6.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.8 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Skiddaw Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Castle , and the 187th lowest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Skiddaw Road (CA2 5QS) in the last 12 months was 17.0 per 1,000 residents and was 94.1% lower than the Castle average (289.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skiddaw Road (CA2 5QS), 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 Skiddaw Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ullswater Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bassenthwaite Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bassenthwaite Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borrowdale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borrowdale Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Borrowdale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Borrowdale Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Priory Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbots Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Priory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Crummock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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