Postcode district · Cockermouth
Crime in CA13
How much crime is recorded in CA13, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cumberland
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 20,053 (2024)
CA13Postcode district · Cockermouth
How safe is CA13
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in CA13, 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
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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).
CA13National
Violence and sexual offences14.823.6
Burglary4.89.1
Public order2.94.6
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other theft2.24.5
Shoplifting1.68.4
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.