Total Crime Rate
193.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Newlaithes Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Castle , and the 60th 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 Newlaithes Avenue (CA2 6PY) in the last 12 months was 193.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% lower than the Castle average (264.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -69.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 118.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newlaithes Avenue (CA2 6PY), the main crime hotspot is near Langrigg Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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