Total Crime Rate

118.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.5 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 118.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Moor Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Houghton and Irthington , and the 130th 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 Moor Road (CA6 5XA) in the last 12 months was 118.8 per 1,000 residents and was 419.1% higher than the Houghton and Irthington average (22.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 57.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moor Road (CA6 5XA), the main crime hotspot is near Lochinvar Close. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moor Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lochinvar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lochinvar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moor Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mary Court —
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Data Sources

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