Carlisle crime stats
The overall crime rate in Carlisle city is 119.5 crimes per 1,000 which is 119% of the national crime average. Most crimes, 4.4k crimes were violent crimes which is 44.7% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 150% of national crime rate. Robbery crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 47.6% over the last twelve months.The category of "possession of weapons crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. Possession of weapons crime rate is at 198% of national crime rate which puts Carlisle on 11. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. Possession of weapons crime makes up 1.7% of all crimes committed in the area. As of October 2026 possession of weapons crime totalled 164 representing an increase 42.6% year-over-year.
Crime Statistics Breakdown: Share, Ranking, National Comparison, Volume, and Annual Change for Carlisle city| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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| Violent crime | 44.7% | 20. highest | 150% | 4.4k | 7.7% |
| Public order crime | 11.3% | 4. highest | 194% | 1.1k | 8.1% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime | 9.0% | 25. highest | 153% | 885 | 5.1% |
| Shoplifting crime | 8.5% | 33. lowest | 116% | 838 | -0.5% |
| Drugs crime | 5.3% | 10. highest | 187% | 523 | 10.8% |
| Other theft crime | 5.3% | 31. lowest | 94% | 516 | 12.9% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime | 4.9% | 9. lowest | 37% | 483 | -41.0% |
| Other crime | 2.9% | 26. highest | 155% | 280 | 5.7% |
| Burglary crime | 2.1% | 19. lowest | 69% | 209 | 32.3% |
| Vehicle crime | 2.0% | 6. lowest | 46% | 195 | -3.9% |
| Possession of weapons crime | 1.7% | 11. highest | 198% | 164 | 42.6% |
| Bicycle theft crime | 1.1% | 34. highest | 152% | 107 | -1.8% |
| Robbery crime | 0.6% | 9. lowest | 53% | 62 | 47.6% |
| Theft from the person crime | 0.5% | 39. lowest | 37% | 53 | 43.2% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Carlisle crime rate by crime statistic
This graph compares crime rate in Carlisle city to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime Rate Comparison: Carlisle city vs. England & Wales| Crime statistic | Carlisle city crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
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| Anti-social behaviour | 5.9 | 16.0 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.3 | 0.9 |
| Burglary | 2.5 | 3.7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10.8 | 7.0 |
| Drugs | 6.4 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 3.4 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Possession of weapons | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Public order | 13.5 | 6.9 |
| Robbery | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 10.2 | 8.8 |
| Theft from the person | 0.6 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.4 | 5.2 |
| Violent crime | 53.5 | 35.7 |
Carlisle overall crime rate by year
Overall crime rate per 1000 workday people compared to the national crime rate by year.
Carlisle crime rate comparison map
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