Postcode · Wigton
Crime in CA7 9EY
How much crime is recorded in CA7 9EY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wigton & Silloth
- Council
- Cumberland
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,022 (2024)
CA7 9EYWigton
How safe is CA7 9EY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CA7 9EY area, 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
23.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 9EYNational
Violence and sexual offences21.923.6
Public order3.04.6
Shoplifting3.08.4
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Other crime2.01.5
Burglary1.49.1
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Other theft0.44.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.