Cumbria crime stats

The overall crime rate in Cumbria county is 61.6 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 13.8k crimes were violent crimes which is 45.6% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 80% of national crime rate. The category of "drugs crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Drugs crime" rate is at 94% of national crime rate which puts Cumbria on 18. position out of 54 England's and Wales' counties in this crime category. "Drugs crime" makes up 5.0% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "drugs crime" is 1.5k cases and has decreased by 9.7% when compared year-over-year in the period of June 2024 - May 2025.

Cumbria crime statistics
Crime statisticShare of all crimesRanking (54 counties)% of national crime rateCrime volume% annual change
Violent crime →45.6%5. lowest80%13.8k-16.8%
Criminal damage and arson crime →9.6%6. lowest79%2.9k-29.4%
Public order crime →9.5%15. lowest82%2.9k-8.7%
Antisocial behaviour crime →8.1%1. lowest31%2.5k-46.0%
Other theft crime →5.9%1. lowest52%1.8k-32.7%
Shoplifting crime →5.8%3. lowest41%1.8k-26.5%
Drugs crime →5.0%18. highest94%1.5k-9.7%
Other crime →3.3%19. lowest90%9921.5%
Burglary crime →2.6%1. lowest41%793-38.7%
Vehicle crime →2.0%1. lowest23%622-32.5%
Possession of weapons crime →1.3%23. lowest90%408-21.4%
Bicycle theft crime →0.6%8. lowest38%178-16.8%
Theft from the person crime →0.3%3. lowest9%105-23.9%
Robbery crime →0.3%4. lowest15%93-45.3%
Crime statisticShare of all crimesCrime rate ranking% of national crime rateCrime volume% annual change
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Cumbria crime rate by crime statistic

This graph compares crime rate in Cumbria county to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.

Cumbria crime rate by crime statistic
Crime statisticCumbria county crime rateEngland and Wales - national crime rate
Anti-social behaviour5.016.2
Bicycle theft0.40.9
Burglary1.64.0
Criminal damage and arson5.97.4
Drugs3.13.3
Other crime2.02.2
Other theft3.77.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Public order5.97.2
Robbery0.21.3
Shoplifting3.68.7
Theft from the person0.22.3
Vehicle crime1.35.6
Violent crime28.134.9

Cumbria crime rate comparison map

Cumbria crime rate comparison map

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