Total Crime Rate

260.9 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 260.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.0 10/10
  • Public order 29.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 6/10
  • Other crime 14.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 14.5 6/10
  • Drugs 10.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.9 10/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brakeside Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Egremont North and St Bees , and the 37th 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 Brakeside Gardens (CA28 9PP) in the last 12 months was 260.9 per 1,000 residents and was 483.7% higher than the Egremont North and St Bees average (44.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 166.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brakeside Gardens (CA28 9PP), the main crime hotspot is near Lakeland Avenue. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brakeside Gardens area

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Data Sources

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