Total Crime Rate

418.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 418.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 231.9 10/10
  • Public order 57.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.4 9/10
  • Other theft 30.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.6 10/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.6 8/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lawson Street area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Castle , and the 18th highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lawson Street (CA2 7PE) in the last 12 months was 418.3 per 1,000 residents and was 58.2% higher than the Castle average (264.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -61.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 296.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawson Street (CA2 7PE), the main crime hotspot is near Clift Street. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lawson Street area

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Data Sources

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