Postcode · Gretna
Crime in DG16 5HT
How much crime is recorded in DG16 5HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Longtown & Border
- Council
- Cumberland
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,699 (2024)
DG16 5HTGretna
How safe is DG16 5HT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DG16 5HT 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
19.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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).
DG16 5HTNational
Violence and sexual offences16.623.6
Burglary4.09.1
Other theft3.64.5
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Drugs3.42.4
Public order3.44.6
Other crime2.01.5
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Shoplifting0.78.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% 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.