Total Crime Rate

334.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 334.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.0 10/10
  • Other theft 28.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 28.3 7/10
  • Burglary 23.6 10/10
  • Drugs 18.9 10/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Scotch Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bransty , and the 25th highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scotch Street (CA28 7BJ) in the last 12 months was 334.9 per 1,000 residents and was 168.7% higher than the Bransty average (124.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 136.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scotch Street (CA28 7BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 65 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Scotch Street area

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Data Sources

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