Total Crime Rate
33.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kirkstead Close area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Belle Vue , and the 373rd lowest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kirkstead Close (CA2 7RE) in the last 12 months was 33.1 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% lower than the Belle Vue average (66.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kirkstead Close (CA2 7RE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birchdale Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kirkstead Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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