Total Crime Rate

31.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 31.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Custy Steps area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Belle Vue , and the 351st 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 Custy Steps (CA5 6LU) in the last 12 months was 31.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% lower than the Belle Vue average (66.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 700.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 900.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Custy Steps (CA5 6LU), the main crime hotspot is near Cross House Gardens. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Custy Steps area

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Data Sources

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