Postcode district · Carlisle
Crime in CA3
How much crime is recorded in CA3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cumberland
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 21,501 (2024)
CA3Postcode district · Carlisle
How safe is CA3
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in CA3, above 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
38.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
88
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
CA3National
Violence and sexual offences33.723.6
Shoplifting13.48.4
Public order10.44.6
Burglary6.29.1
Drugs6.02.4
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Other theft4.54.5
Bicycle theft2.61.0
Other crime1.81.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Theft from the person1.32.1
Robbery1.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.