Total Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.6 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 54.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.6 7/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • 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

Lowcroft area has the 19th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Egremont , and the 365th highest 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 Lowcroft (CA20 1DE) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% lower than the Egremont average (72.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowcroft (CA20 1DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pelham Drive, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lowcroft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pelham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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