Total Crime Rate
94.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
72.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Moat Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Brampton , and the 185th 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 Moat Street (CA8 1UJ) in the last 12 months was 94.2 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 72.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Moat Street (CA8 1UJ), the main crime hotspot is near Stanley Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brampton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stanley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Main Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stephensons Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Showfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parkhead Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beck Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beck Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Main Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stephensons Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Front Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Low Cross Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Low Cross Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chandlers Lane | Under investigation |
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