Total Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 36.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 25.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

The Sands area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Brampton , and the 410th lowest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Sands (CA8 1EH) in the last 12 months was 36.8 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% lower than the Brampton average (67.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Sands (CA8 1EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beckside Gardens (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Sands area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Swartle Under investigation

Data Sources

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