Postcode · Alston
Crime in CA9 3NT
How much crime is recorded in CA9 3NT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,043 (2024)
How safe is CA9 3NT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CA9 3NT area, broadly in line with 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
30.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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).
CA9 3NTNational
Violence and sexual offences28.323.6
Public order6.54.6
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Shoplifting4.28.4
Burglary3.69.1
Other theft2.24.5
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Anti-social behaviour0.410.7
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 36% 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.