Total Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 50.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Edderside Drive area has the 17th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Belah , and the 395th highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edderside Drive (CA3 0BF) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.0% lower than the Belah average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edderside Drive (CA3 0BF), the main crime hotspot is near Drumburgh Avenue. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Edderside Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burtholme Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Burtholme Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raisbeck Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raisbeck Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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