Total Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 52.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 40.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Cleator Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Millom , and the 375th highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cleator Street (LA18 5DA) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.9% higher than the Millom average (38.2 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cleator Street (LA18 5DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cleator Street, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Croft Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cleator Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Robinson Row Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Cleator Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cleator Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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