Postcode · Wigton
Crime in CA7 9NT
How much crime is recorded in CA7 9NT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wigton & Silloth
- Council
- Cumberland
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,647 (2024)
How safe is CA7 9NT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CA7 9NT area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 9NTNational
Violence and sexual offences23.623.6
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Public order5.34.6
Burglary5.29.1
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.71.5
Other theft0.74.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.