Total Crime Rate
6.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cross Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Belah , and the 54th 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 Cross Street (CA3 9HG) in the last 12 months was 6.9 per 1,000 residents and was 87.6% lower than the Belah average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -97.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cross Street (CA3 9HG), 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.
View Crime In Stanwix Urban| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulcaster Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulcaster Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mulcaster Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodlands Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mulcaster Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mulcaster Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mulcaster Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cheviot Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waverley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waverley Road | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.