Total Crime Rate

144.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.9 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 144.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 33.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 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

West View area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Alston and Fellside , and the 57th highest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around West View (CA9 3SF) in the last 12 months was 144.4 per 1,000 residents and was 343.3% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 88.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 84.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West View (CA9 3SF), 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 West View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A689 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Front Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruntley Meadows Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grisedale Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A686 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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