Total Crime Rate

162.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 162.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 107.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 31.8 7/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Other crime 11.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This area has the 11th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bransty , and the 83rd 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 This (CA28 8YU) in the last 12 months was 162.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% 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 22 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 Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 107.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode CA28 8YU, the main crime hotspot is near Sneckyeat Grove. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in CA28 8YU area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sneckyeat Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sneckyeat Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sneckyeat Grove —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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