Total Crime Rate

56.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 56.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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 12th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Castle , and the 342nd 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 Newtown Road (CA2 7LL) in the last 12 months was 56.6 per 1,000 residents and was 80.4% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newtown Road (CA2 7LL), 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 (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bright Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clift Street Formal action is not in the public interest
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 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clift Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clift Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clift Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clift Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Clift Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clift Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clift Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newtown Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Clift Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clift Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clift Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fulmar Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clift Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clift Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Cranbourne Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Cranbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clift Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Clift Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clift Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clift Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clift Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clift Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivory Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clift Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ivory Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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