Total Crime Rate
15.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ashley Street area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Castle , and the 171st lowest 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 Ashley Street (CA2 7BD) in the last 12 months was 15.8 per 1,000 residents and was 94.5% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashley Street (CA2 7BD), 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.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canal Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canal Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Canal Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Canal Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Canal Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Canal Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Crummock Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bassenthwaite Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbots Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Silloth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dowbeck Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Port Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Howard Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bassenthwaite Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Priory Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Osborne Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Laurel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Priory Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Howard Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Priory Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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