Total Crime Rate

90.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 90.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Canal Court area has the 10th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Castle , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canal Court (CA2 7AG) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canal Court (CA2 7AG), the main crime hotspot is near Priory Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Canal Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millrace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Canal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Millrace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Millrace Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Priory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Priory Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Osborne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Canal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Port Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laurel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Howard Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Caldbeck Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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