Total Crime Rate

24.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 24.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 19.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

High Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Egremont North and St Bees , and the 276th 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 High Road (CA28 9PQ) in the last 12 months was 24.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Road (CA28 9PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Brakeside Gardens. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in High Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Monkwray Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Grasmere Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cliff Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brakeside Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brakeside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brakeside Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grasmere Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grasmere Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lawson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rydal Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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