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Crime in CA28

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

Council
Cumberland
Region
North West
Population
34,936 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CA28

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in CA28, 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
33.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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).

CA28National
Violence and sexual offences30.523.6
Public order6.24.6
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Burglary3.79.1
Other theft3.34.5
Shoplifting2.78.4
Drugs2.42.4
Other crime2.01.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.41.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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