Postcode district · Keswick
Crime in CA12
How much crime is recorded in CA12, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cumberland
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 9,488 (2024)
CA12Postcode district · Keswick
How safe is CA12
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in CA12, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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).
CA12National
Violence and sexual offences15.523.6
Burglary5.09.1
Shoplifting4.58.4
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Other theft3.44.5
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Public order3.14.6
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs1.12.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% 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.