Overview of Eden crime rate
Eden carries a low crime rating, positioned 20th among 25 nearby districts. The district recorded 3687 crimes in 2023, against a population of 54735, translating to a 67.36 crimes per 1000 people rate, which is a slight increase of 0.46% from the last year.
The leading crime types in Eden are Violence and sexual offences (39.7%), Anti-social behaviour (10.4%), and Public order (9.7%), with Theft from the person (0.5%), Bicycle theft (0.4%), and Robbery (0.4%) being the least frequent.
Within Eden’s 9 wards, Penrith South (155.1), Kirkby Stephen and Tebay (74.8), and Appleby and Brough (74.8) have the highest crime rates. The most secure areas include Eden and Lyvennet Vale (36.3), Alston and Fellside (28.9), and Hesket and Lazonby (28.3).
In Eden, there was a notable increase in Anti-social behaviour in 2020 and a steady rise in Violence and sexual offences in 2021 and 2022. On the other hand, there was a significant decrease in Anti-social behaviour in 2021 and 2022, along with drops in Other theft and Shoplifting in 2020.
Eden crime incidents by crime type
A total of 3687 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
- Violence and sexual offences – 1465 (39.7)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 383 (10.4)%
- Public order – 358 (9.7)%
- Other theft – 326 (8.8)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 326 (8.8)%
- Shoplifting – 196 (5.3)%
- Drugs – 194 (5.3)%
- Burglary – 148 (4.0)%
- Vehicle crime – 102 (2.8)%
- Other crime – 97 (2.6)%
- Possession of weapons – 48 (1.3)%
- Theft from the person – 18 (0.5)%
- Bicycle theft – 13 (0.4)%
- Robbery – 13 (0.4)%
How does Eden compare against nearby areas ?
Eden ranks 20th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
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Crime rates in Eden wards
There are 9 wards within Eden. Penrith South, Kirkby Stephen and Tebay, Appleby and Brough has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
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List of all 9 wards from high crime rate to low.
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Crime rates in postcode districts under Eden
There are 12 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Eden. Highest crime rates in CA11, CA7, CA16 .
- CA11 – 91.8
- CA7 – 77.3
- CA16 – 75.7
- CA12 – 72.4
- CA8 – 70.8
- DL12 – 66.3
- CA17 – 65.6
- CA10 – 40.9
- LA10 – 33.2
- CA9 – 31.8
- CA4 – 29.9
- CA5 – 16.4
Postcode districts in Eden
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