Total Crime Rate

13.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 13.4 1/10
  • Violent crimes 6.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Mainsgate Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Millom , and the 139th lowest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mainsgate Road (LA18 4JZ) in the last 12 months was 13.4 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% lower than the Millom average (38.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mainsgate Road (LA18 4JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rottington Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newton Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mainsgate Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Newton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Argyle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St George'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lapstone Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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