Total Crime Rate

82.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.3 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 82.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 63.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.3 8/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 Firs area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Alston and Fellside , and the 149th highest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Firs (CA9 3RW) in the last 12 months was 82.3 per 1,000 residents and was 152.5% higher than the Alston and Fellside average (32.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 63.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Firs (CA9 3RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Firs area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A689 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grisedale Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Front Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruntley Meadows Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Front Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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