Total Crime Rate

1079.1 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 1079.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 546.8 10/10
  • Public order 158.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 122.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 93.5 10/10
  • Drugs 79.1 10/10
  • Other theft 43.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.2 8/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Duncan Square area has the highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bransty , and the 5th highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Duncan Square (CA28 7LN) in the last 12 months was 1079.1 per 1,000 residents and was 765.7% 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 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 712.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Duncan Square (CA28 7LN), 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 Duncan Square area

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Data Sources

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