Postcode area · Carlisle
Crime in CA
How much crime is recorded in CA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cumberland
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 334,376 (2024)
CAPostcode area · Carlisle
How safe is CA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in CA, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CANational
Violence and sexual offences25.423.6
Public order5.74.6
Shoplifting5.38.4
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Burglary5.09.1
Other theft3.34.5
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Drugs2.72.4
Other crime1.71.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.