Total Crime Rate

158.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.1 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 158.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 111.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.5 9/10
  • Public order 47.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.8 10/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Middle Rigg area has the 6th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Belle Vue , and the 86th highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Middle Rigg (CA2 6NY) in the last 12 months was 158.7 per 1,000 residents and was 157.2% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middle Rigg (CA2 6NY), the main crime hotspot is near Whinrigg. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Middle Rigg area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whinrigg Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Whinrigg Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robert Chance Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Robert Chance Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Chance Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deep Dale Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Briery Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deep Dale Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Deep Dale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingrigg Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millbeck —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashness Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Mossrigg Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Robbery Eller Beck Raise Under investigation
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Data Sources

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