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Crime in CA14 5

How much crime is recorded in CA14 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cumberland
Region
North West
Population
14,801 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CA14 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in CA14 5, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
27.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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).

CA14 5National
Violence and sexual offences24.423.6
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Burglary5.79.1
Public order4.64.6
Shoplifting4.28.4
Other theft2.74.5
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Other crime1.71.5
Drugs1.42.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 15% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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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