Crime Rates at Yew Close, Carlisle, CA2 6RT

Yew Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Dalston and Burgh , and the 342nd lowest 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 Yew Close (CA2 6RT) in the last 12 months was 29.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.0% higher than the Dalston and Burgh average (23.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yew Close (CA2 6RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wigton Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.