Total Crime Rate

81.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.6 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 81.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Granville Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Castle , and the 231st highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Granville Road (CA2 7AZ) in the last 12 months was 81.2 per 1,000 residents and was 71.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Granville Road (CA2 7AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Priory Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Granville Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Canal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Canal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bassenthwaite Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Osborne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Port Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Howard Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbots Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Crummock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bassenthwaite Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Priory Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Priory Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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