Crime Rates at Brookside, Cleator, CA23 3DU

Brookside area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Cleator Moor East and Frizington , and the 348th highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brookside (CA23 3DU) in the last 12 months was 55.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% higher than the Cleator Moor East and Frizington average (53.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookside (CA23 3DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Flosh Meadows, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brierley Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.