CA2 has an annual crime rate of 46.75 per 1,000 residents based on Police.uk data for March 2026. Safety levels vary across different wards and neighbourhoods. Use the ward breakdown and hotspot map on this page for a granular local picture of crime patterns across the area.

What is the crime rate in CA2?

As of March 2026, CA2 has an annual crime rate of 46.75 per 1,000 residents, based on 285 recorded offences in the latest reporting period. This figure is sourced from Police.uk open data and normalised using ONS Census 2021 population estimates to allow accurate comparisons between areas.

What is the most common crime in CA2?

The most common crime type in CA2 is Violence & Sexual Offences, accounting for 128 incidents in March 2026 — 44.9% of all recorded crime in the area. Data is sourced from Police.uk and covers all crimes recorded by the responsible police force across the CA2 local authority area.

March 2026 Source: Police.uk

CA2 Crime Intelligence Report

CA2 recorded 285 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 5.28 per 1,000 residents. Crime has increased by 17.3% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 28400.0% higher.

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Key Statistics

monitoring46.75 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
assignment285 crimes recorded in March 2026
trending_upCrime up 28400.0% year-on-year

Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

285

trending_up +17.3% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

46.75per 1k

Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,135

Within CA2 district

Carlisle

54,011

Estimated population

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Live Points

Crime Incident

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
Clift Street Map	total: 19 Violence and sexual offences: 10 Public order: 3	19
Morley Street Map	total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Burglary: 1	7
Supermarket Map	total: 7 Shoplifting: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2	7
Prescott Road Map	total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 1	6
Langrigg Road Map	total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1	6
Whinrigg Map	total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 2	5
Highfield Avenue Map	total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Other crime: 1	5
Ullswater Road Map	total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1	5
Henderson Road Map	total: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Possession of weapons: 1	4
Buchanan Road Map	total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Vehicle crime: 1	4

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

285 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

128

44.9%

Public Order

10.9%

Criminal Damage & Arson

10.2%

Other Theft

7.4%

Other Crime

6.0%

Drug Offences

4.9%

Shoplifting

4.6%

Anti-social Behaviour

4.6%

Burglary

2.5%

Weapons Possession

1.4%

Theft from Person

1.1%

Robbery

0.7%

Vehicle Crime

0.7%

Bicycle Theft

0.4%

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +17.3%

Year-on-Yeartrending_up +28400.0%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +1.4%

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