Postcode · Carlisle
Crime in CA2 5WE
How much crime is recorded in CA2 5WE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Longsowerby & Caldewgate
- Council
- Cumberland
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,737 (2024)
How safe is CA2 5WE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CA2 5WE area, broadly in line with 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
31.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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).
CA2 5WENational
Violence and sexual offences23.623.6
Burglary13.39.1
Public order7.94.6
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Other theft4.04.5
Drugs3.52.4
Shoplifting3.38.4
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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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.