Total Crime Rate

274.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

183.2 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 274.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 183.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 152.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.8 10/10
  • Public order 30.5 10/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Prescott Court area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Castle , and the 34th 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 Prescott Court (CA2 6EN) in the last 12 months was 274.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 183.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prescott Court (CA2 6EN), 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 Prescott Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prescott Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prescott Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferguson Place Under investigation
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 B5299 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Richardson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Diggle Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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