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Overview of Carlisle crime rate

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Carlisle is ranked 14th among 25 similar districts for its crime rate, with 11,370 incidents in 2023. The city, with a population of 110,024, reports a crime rate of 103.34 per 1,000 residents, indicating a 6.63% decrease from the prior year.

The most frequent crimes in Carlisle are Violence and sexual offences (41.1%), Criminal damage and arson (12.1%), and Anti-social behaviour (11.2%), with the rarest being Bicycle theft (0.8%), Robbery (0.7%), and Theft from the person (0.3%).

Among its 18 wards, those with the highest crime rates are Castle (Carlisle) (420.7), Currock (249.5), and Morton (Carlisle) (132.5), while the safest are Houghton and Irthington (36.2), Dalston and Burgh (32.4), and Corby and Hayton (28.6).

Carlisle has seen increases in Criminal damage and arson and Violence and sexual offences in 2022. However, there has been a significant reduction in Anti-social behaviour in both 2021 and 2022. Declines were also observed in Criminal damage and arson across 2020, 2021, and a further drop in 2023. Moreover, reductions in Other theft, Public order, and Shoplifting rates were noted, with Violence and sexual offences also experiencing decreases in both 2020 and a slight recovery in 2023.

Carlisle crime incidents by crime type

A total of 11370 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 4678 (41.1)%
Criminal damage and arson – 1373 (12.1)%
Anti-social behaviour – 1273 (11.2)%
Public order – 1017 (8.9)%
Shoplifting – 753 (6.6)%
Other theft – 672 (5.9)%
Drugs – 392 (3.4)%
Burglary – 345 (3.0)%
Vehicle crime – 267 (2.3)%
Other crime – 239 (2.1)%
Possession of weapons – 150 (1.3)%
Bicycle theft – 95 (0.8)%
Robbery – 78 (0.7)%
Theft from the person – 38 (0.3)%

How does Carlisle compare against nearby areas ?

Carlisle ranks 14th 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 Carlisle wards

There are 18 wards within Carlisle. Castle (Carlisle), Currock, Morton (Carlisle) 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 18 wards from high crime rate to low.