Total Crime Rate

87.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 87.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 59.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Caird Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Belah , and the 216th highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Caird Avenue (CA3 9RL) in the last 12 months was 87.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caird Avenue (CA3 9RL), the main crime hotspot is near Caird Avenue. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Caird Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Caird Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkbeck Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deer Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Dixon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dixon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernlea Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bracken Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ann'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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