Total Crime Rate

62.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 62.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 49.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gillfoot Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Egremont , and the 310th 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 Gillfoot Avenue (CA22 2QE) in the last 12 months was 62.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 40.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gillfoot Avenue (CA22 2QE), the main crime hotspot is near The Crescent. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gillfoot Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansion Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Howbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howbank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Howbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smithfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Dryden Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copeland Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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