Total Crime Rate

15.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 15.8 2/10
  • Violent crimes 11.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Newtown Road 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 Newtown Road (CA2 7HZ) 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 Newtown Road (CA2 7HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Clift Street. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 101 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newtown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/60)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clift Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Priory Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bower Street Under investigation
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 2026Bicycle theft Osborne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clift Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clift Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Canal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Canal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Priory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clift Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clift Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Clift Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clift Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Clift Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Clift Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clift Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Clift Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clift Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clift Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Clift Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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