Total Crime Rate

56.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 56.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 38.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Longsowerby Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Castle , and the 343rd highest 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 Longsowerby Road (CA2 6EB) in the last 12 months was 56.4 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 114.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longsowerby Road (CA2 6EB), the main crime hotspot is near Prescott Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longsowerby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Waldegrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B5299 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Diggle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Richardson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Prescott Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prescott Road —
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Data Sources

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