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Crime in CA3 8

How much crime is recorded in CA3 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cumberland
Region
North West
Population
4,743 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CA3 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 81.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in CA3 8, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
81.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
191
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).

CA3 8National
Violence and sexual offences70.623.6
Shoplifting29.58.4
Public order24.54.6
Burglary19.29.1
Anti-social behaviour15.010.7
Drugs13.42.4
Criminal damage and arson11.44.7
Other theft8.04.5
Bicycle theft3.21.0
Other crime3.11.5
Possession of weapons3.00.9
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Theft from the person1.82.1
Robbery1.71.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 8% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
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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