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Crime in CA1 2

How much crime is recorded in CA1 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cumberland
Region
North West
Population
19,343 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CA1 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 60.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in CA1 2, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
60.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
119
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

CA1 2National
Violence and sexual offences52.323.6
Public order13.24.6
Shoplifting12.48.4
Burglary9.79.1
Criminal damage and arson8.64.7
Drugs8.22.4
Other theft6.14.5
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Other crime2.81.5
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Theft from the person1.42.1
Robbery1.21.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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