Total Crime Rate

46.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.3 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 46.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

High House Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Egremont , and the 428th 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 High House Road (CA27 0BX) in the last 12 months was 46.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 180.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High House Road (CA27 0BX), the main crime hotspot is near The Crofts. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in High House Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cross Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Crofts —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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