Total Crime Rate
760.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
447.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Duke Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bransty , and the 6th 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 Duke Street (CA28 7ER) in the last 12 months was 760.4 per 1,000 residents and was 523.3% higher than the Bransty average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 102 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -38.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 129 (≈ 447.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Duke Street (CA28 7ER), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gregg'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | George Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Marlborough Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | John'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | George Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Catherine Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Roper Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Scotch Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandhills Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Catherine Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Scotch Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Schoolhouse Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
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