Total Crime Rate

79.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.8 4/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Affleck Gardens area has the 12th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Egremont North and St Bees , and the 237th highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Affleck Gardens (CA28 9LD) in the last 12 months was 79.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Affleck Gardens (CA28 9LD), the main crime hotspot is near Fleswick Avenue. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Affleck Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grasmere Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loweswater Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fleswick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windermere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Loweswater Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loweswater Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Fleswick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grasmere Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grasmere Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leander Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leander Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Fleswick Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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