Total Crime Rate

47.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 47.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nelson Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Millom , and the 417th highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

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 Nelson Street (LA18 4DW) in the last 12 months was 47.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% higher than the Millom average (41.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Street (LA18 4DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St George'S Terrace, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lord Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Street area

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Data Sources

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