Total Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 55.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 34.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Castlerigg Drive area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Belle Vue , and the 350th highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castlerigg Drive (CA2 6PF) in the last 12 months was 55.8 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime 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 10 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castlerigg Drive (CA2 6PF), 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 Castlerigg Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whinrigg Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Whinrigg Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kaye Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brownrigg Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Suttle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brownrigg Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowther Browns Lonning Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellesmere Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lyndhurst Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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