Total Crime Rate

140.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.7 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 140.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 88.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 28.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Scotland Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Botcherby , and the 103rd 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 Scotland Road (CA3 9HL) in the last 12 months was 140.4 per 1,000 residents and was 93.8% higher than the Botcherby average (72.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scotland Road (CA3 9HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cheviot Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thornton Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Scotland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulcaster Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulcaster Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mulcaster Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mulcaster Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mulcaster Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mulcaster Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cheviot Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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