Total Crime Rate

91.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.6 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 91.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 58.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Public order 14.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Drugs 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Clayton Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Cleator Moor East and Frizington , and the 198th highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clayton Avenue (CA25 5PE) in the last 12 months was 91.6 per 1,000 residents and was 71.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clayton Avenue (CA25 5PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Todholes Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sea View Place (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Clayton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Holden Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Melbreak Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holden Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Quarry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montreal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Meadley Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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