Postcode · Wigton
Crime in CA7 1EL
How much crime is recorded in CA7 1EL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Boltons, Warnell & Solway Coast
- Council
- Cumberland
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,846 (2024)
CA7 1ELWigton
How safe is CA7 1EL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CA7 1EL area, 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
20.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).
CA7 1ELNational
Violence and sexual offences16.723.6
Burglary6.39.1
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Other theft2.74.5
Public order1.74.6
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.51.5
Anti-social behaviour0.110.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 33% 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.