Total Crime Rate

94.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 94.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 65.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • 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
  • 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

Links Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Aspatria , and the 184th 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 Links Close (CA7 4ES) in the last 12 months was 94.2 per 1,000 residents and was 111.5% higher than the Aspatria average (44.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 65.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Links Close (CA7 4ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orchard Place, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Crofts (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Links Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft The Crofts Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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