Total Crime Rate

53.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 53.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 41.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • 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
  • 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

Brookside area has the 24th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Belle Vue , and the 367th 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 Brookside (CA2 7JU) in the last 12 months was 53.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookside (CA2 7JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lime Grove, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Berkeley Grange (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brookside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heysham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Berkeley Grange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heysham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lister Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Low Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Low Meadow —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lichen Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lichen Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Grange Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shady Grove Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lime Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lime Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lime Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lime Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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