Postcode · Carlisle
Crime in CA6 5SB
How much crime is recorded in CA6 5SB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Longtown & Border
- Council
- Cumberland
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,394 (2024)
CA6 5SBCarlisle
How safe is CA6 5SB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CA6 5SB area, 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
36.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
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).
CA6 5SBNational
Violence and sexual offences33.723.6
Criminal damage and arson15.54.7
Public order9.54.6
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Other theft5.24.5
Shoplifting4.28.4
Other crime3.31.5
Drugs2.32.4
Burglary1.59.1
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Vehicle crime0.83.5
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.