Postcode district · Carlisle
Crime in CA1
How much crime is recorded in CA1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cumberland
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 34,459 (2024)
CA1Postcode district · Carlisle
How safe is CA1
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 53.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in CA1, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
53.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
107
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).
CA1National
Violence and sexual offences46.823.6
Public order12.34.6
Shoplifting11.38.4
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Burglary7.89.1
Drugs6.72.4
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Other theft5.44.5
Other crime2.61.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Theft from the person1.32.1
Robbery1.11.4
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.