Total Crime Rate

28.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.1 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 28.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 12.1 3/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Knowefield Avenue area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Belah , and the 323rd lowest 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 Knowefield Avenue (CA3 9BH) in the last 12 months was 28.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knowefield Avenue (CA3 9BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cheviot Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Knowefield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mulcaster Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Laburnum Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulcaster Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mulcaster Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cheviot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Laburnum Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Mulcaster Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mulcaster Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulcaster Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodlands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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