Postcode · Workington
Crime in CA14 5AB
How much crime is recorded in CA14 5AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Workington West
- Council
- Cumberland
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,038 (2024)
CA14 5ABWorkington
How safe is CA14 5AB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CA14 5AB area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
87
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).
CA14 5ABNational
Violence and sexual offences35.523.6
Shoplifting18.38.4
Criminal damage and arson13.44.7
Other theft4.84.5
Burglary4.89.1
Public order4.64.6
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other crime2.01.5
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Drugs1.32.4
Theft from the person1.22.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.