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Crime in CA7 3

How much crime is recorded in CA7 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cumberland
Region
North West
Population
8,190 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CA7 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in CA7 3, 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
20.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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).

CA7 3National
Violence and sexual offences16.923.6
Burglary4.89.1
Public order4.34.6
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft2.84.5
Other crime2.01.5
Shoplifting1.98.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Anti-social behaviour0.810.7
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.62.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 22% 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.

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