Crime Rates at Elm Close, High Hesket, Carlisle, CA4 0JA

Elm Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Hesket and Lazonby , and the 258th highest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Close (CA4 0JA) in the last 12 months was 51.2 per 1,000 residents and was 70.7% higher than the Hesket and Lazonby average (30.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 147.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Close (CA4 0JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elm Close, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coopers Close (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.