Postcode district · Penrith
Crime in CA11
How much crime is recorded in CA11, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 30,308 (2024)
CA11Postcode district · Penrith
How safe is CA11
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in CA11, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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).
CA11National
Violence and sexual offences21.023.6
Shoplifting8.18.4
Public order4.34.6
Burglary4.19.1
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Drugs3.02.4
Other theft2.34.5
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Other crime1.41.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.