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Overview of Copeland crime rate

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Copeland, with its low crime rate, stands at 18th position among 25 neighbouring boroughs in terms of safety. The year 2023 saw a total of 5,202 crime incidents, against a backdrop of 67,076 residents, translating to a crime rate of 77.55 incidents per 1,000 people—a 2.4% reduction from the prior year, indicating a slight improvement in the area’s safety profile.

Leading the list of crime types in Copeland are Violence and sexual offences (43.5%), Anti-social behaviour (12.4%), and Criminal damage and arson (11.2%), while incidents such as theft from the person, bicycle theft, and robbery are relatively rare, each constituting less than 0.5% of the overall crime figure.

Among its 12 wards, Copeland presents a varied crime landscape. Wards with heightened crime rates include Kells and Sandwith (144.4), Bransty (131.8), and Egremont (118.6). In contrast, the wards witnessing the lowest crime rates are Gosforth (Copeland) (39.9), Howgate (39.2), and Millom Without (28.4).

In Copeland, a noticeable uptick in Anti-social behaviour was observed in 2020, with a 6.31% increase, alongside rises in Violence and sexual offences by 2.01% in 2021 and 1.93% in 2022. Conversely, there was a significant drop in Anti-social behaviour by 3.07% in 2021 and 7.01% in 2022, and Violence and sexual offences decreased by 3.37% in 2020 and 2.09% in 2023.

Copeland crime incidents by crime type

A total of 5202 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 2263 (43.5)%
Anti-social behaviour – 647 (12.4)%
Criminal damage and arson – 584 (11.2)%
Public order – 551 (10.6)%
Other theft – 350 (6.7)%
Burglary – 188 (3.6)%
Shoplifting – 163 (3.1)%
Drugs – 140 (2.7)%
Other crime – 115 (2.2)%
Vehicle crime – 101 (1.9)%
Possession of weapons – 52 (1.0)%
Theft from the person – 19 (0.4)%
Bicycle theft – 18 (0.3)%
Robbery – 11 (0.2)%

How does Copeland compare against nearby areas ?

Copeland ranks 18th 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 Copeland wards

There are 12 wards within Copeland. Kells and Sandwith, Bransty, Egremont 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 12 wards from high crime rate to low.