What is the crime rate in Houghton and Irthington, Carlisle?

As of April 2026, the Houghton and Irthington ward has an annual crime rate of 13.17 per 1,000 residents with 2 total recorded incidents in the latest reporting period. This figure is sourced from Police.uk open data and normalised using ONS Census 2021 population estimates for the ward boundary area.

What is the most common crime in the Houghton and Irthington ward?

The most common crime in Houghton and Irthington is Public Order with 2 incidents in April 2026, accounting for 100.0% of all crime in the ward. This data is sourced from Police.uk open data and covers all crimes recorded by the local police force within the Houghton and Irthington ward boundary.

WD22 Intelligence Updated April 2026Source: Cumbria Constabulary Police

Crime in Houghton and Irthington, Carlisle

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Total Crimes

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Annual Crime Rate

13.17per 1k

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Safety Rating

Low Risk

Total Population

5,240

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Crime Categories

Public Order2

Incident Distribution

Location Reference	Primary Incidents	Total
On or near California Lane Map	Public order: 1	1
On or near Sandy Lane Map	Public order: 1	1

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Local Priorities

Youth Anti-social Behaviour in the city centre on weekends has been identified for a number of months but we are now seeing an increase in ASB in the evening around Scotch Street and English Street.

Issued: 19 Mar 2026

Status Update

This remains an ongoing priority.
Officers are completing regular high-visibility patrols at key times and actively seeking to identify those involved in the ASB. Once identified these individuals will be dealt will appropriately to ensure they do not continue their behaviour. The area is also supported by additional high visibility patrols at key times through Operation Enhance.

This is still on going priority as of the 11th December. Officers are actively looking to identify a core group of individuals and once this has been completed then we will look to take appropriate action.

Recent activity has included the use of dispersal orders to remove people from the city centre. This remains a priority and we will be looking at further operations, activity and high visibility in the area.

Actioned: 19 Mar 2026

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