Total Crime Rate

118.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.1 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 118.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 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

Newtown Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Castle , and the 132nd 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 Newtown Road (CA2 7JJ) in the last 12 months was 118.1 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 59.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newtown Road (CA2 7JJ), 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 (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clift Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clift Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clift Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newtown Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Clift Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Creighton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clift Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cranbourne Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Cranbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Howard Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clift Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clift Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clift Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clift Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clift Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Clift Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
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Data Sources

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