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Crime in CA2 6

How much crime is recorded in CA2 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cumberland
Region
North West
Population
18,094 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CA2 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in CA2 6, broadly in line with 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
33.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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).

CA2 6National
Violence and sexual offences27.923.6
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Public order7.14.6
Burglary6.19.1
Shoplifting4.28.4
Other theft3.64.5
Drugs2.92.4
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Other crime2.21.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Robbery0.51.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 15% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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