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Crime · Sandwith
Reported crime in the parish of Whitehaven
2,378 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 97 per 1,000 residents.
The figures on this page are for the parish of Whitehaven, which includes Sandwith. There are no separate figures for Sandwith. What each figure covers
Total incidents
2,378
Rate / 1,000
97
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1,237 | 52% |
| Public order | 252 | 11% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 225 | 9% |
| Anti social behaviour | 155 | 7% |
| Other theft | 125 | 5% |
| Drugs | 92 | 4% |
| Shoplifting | 88 | 4% |
| Other crime | 76 | 3% |
| Burglary | 46 | 2% |
| Possession of weapons | 32 | 1% |
| Vehicle crime | 31 | 1% |
| Robbery | 8 | 0% |
| Bicycle theft | 6 | 0% |
| Theft from the person | 5 | 0% |
Category by month
| Category | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 67 | 101 | 100 | 120 | 107 | 116 | 99 | 114 | 102 | 97 | 106 | 108 | 1237 |
| Public order | 23 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 252 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 15 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 25 | 22 | 12 | 24 | 14 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 225 |
| Anti social behaviour | 11 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 155 |
| Other theft | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 125 |
| Drugs | 9 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 92 |
| Shoplifting | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 88 |
| Other crime | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 76 |
| Burglary | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 46 |
| Possession of weapons | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 32 | |
| Vehicle crime | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 31 | |
| Robbery | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| Theft from the person | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| Total | 173 | 204 | 198 | 213 | 198 | 210 | 168 | 233 | 187 | 195 | 197 | 202 | 2378 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Sandwith, Sept 2025 to Aug 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 24,530.