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Crime in CA28 7

How much crime is recorded in CA28 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cumberland
Region
North West
Population
10,495 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CA28 7

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 44.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in CA28 7, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
44.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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).

CA28 7National
Violence and sexual offences40.623.6
Public order10.34.6
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Shoplifting7.18.4
Drugs5.82.4
Burglary5.69.1
Other theft3.94.5
Other crime1.91.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Theft from the person1.32.1
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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