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Crime in CA28 8

How much crime is recorded in CA28 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cumberland
Region
North West
Population
18,549 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CA28 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in CA28 8, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
22.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 8National
Violence and sexual offences20.423.6
Public order4.34.6
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other theft2.94.5
Burglary2.59.1
Shoplifting2.58.4
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 11% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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