Total Crime Rate

388.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

238.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 388.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 238.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 194.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.8 9/10
  • Public order 34.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 24.9 7/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.0 10/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Main Street area has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Egremont , 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 Main Street (CA22 2DW) in the last 12 months was 388.1 per 1,000 residents and was 438.0% higher 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 238.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Main Street (CA22 2DW), the main crime hotspot is near Wyndham Way. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Main Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ehen Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Main Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bank Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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