Total Crime Rate

274.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 274.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 95.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 68.6 8/10
  • Drugs 35.4 10/10
  • Other theft 24.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Other crime 11.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kingstown Road area has the highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Belah , and the 35th 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 Kingstown Road (CA3 0BJ) in the last 12 months was 274.3 per 1,000 residents and was 393.9% higher 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 95.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingstown Road (CA3 0BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Kenway Road. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingstown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kenway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rodor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kenway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Kenway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmer Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenway Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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