Crime Rates at Wheatlands, Carlisle, CA2 7ER

Wheatlands area has the 17th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Belle Vue , and the 243rd highest 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 Wheatlands (CA2 7ER) in the last 12 months was 77.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% higher than the Belle Vue average (61.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatlands (CA2 7ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Borrowdale Gardens (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.