Total Crime Rate
41.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cleator Moor Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bransty , and the 454th lowest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cleator Moor Road (CA28 8RZ) in the last 12 months was 41.4 per 1,000 residents and was 66.1% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cleator Moor Road (CA28 8RZ), the main crime hotspot is near Cleator Moor Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cleator Moor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Patterdale Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wythburn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wythburn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Patterdale Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cleator Moor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cleator Moor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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