Total Crime Rate

260.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

199.3 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 260.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 199.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 141.3 10/10
  • Public order 47.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.9 10/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Low Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Egremont North and St Bees , and the 39th 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 Low Road (CA28 9HT) in the last 12 months was 260.9 per 1,000 residents and was 419.5% higher than the Egremont North and St Bees average (50.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 199.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Low Road (CA28 9HT), the main crime hotspot is near Jefferson Park. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Low Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jefferson Park —
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Data Sources

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