Cumbria Constabulary

Crime in South Whitehaven and St Bees

Street-level crime statistics for South Whitehaven and St Bees based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 870 crimes in last 12 months
8 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

870 Crimes (last 12 months)
↓7.4% vs Previous 12 Months
8/100 Safety Score
16.2% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 870 total crimes recorded in South Whitehaven and St Bees

Violent Crime
485 55.7%
Criminal Damage & Arson
90 10.3%
↓21%
Public Order
90 10.3%
Other Theft
42 4.8%
Anti-Social Behaviour
39 4.5%
↓47%
Other Crime
37 4.3%
↓5%
Drugs
23 2.6%
Burglary
18 2.1%
↓44%
Possession of Weapons
16 1.8%
↑78%
Vehicle Crime
15 1.7%
↓38%
Shoplifting
9 1%
↓10%
Bicycle Theft
4 0.5%
↑100%
Robbery
2 0.2%
↓33%
Theft from Person
0 0%
↓100%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for South Whitehaven and St Bees

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in South Whitehaven and St Bees (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in South Whitehaven and St Bees

January 2026 74 crimes December 2025 86 crimes November 2025 71 crimes October 2025 67 crimes September 2025 50 crimes August 2025 71 crimes July 2025 84 crimes June 2025 83 crimes May 2025 73 crimes April 2025 62 crimes March 2025 74 crimes February 2025 75 crimes January 2025 72 crimes December 2024 75 crimes November 2024 68 crimes October 2024 76 crimes September 2024 62 crimes August 2024 75 crimes July 2024 107 crimes June 2024 97 crimes May 2024 105 crimes April 2024 79 crimes March 2024 68 crimes February 2024 55 crimes January 2024 54 crimes December 2023 53 crimes November 2023 65 crimes October 2023 91 crimes September 2023 76 crimes August 2023 84 crimes July 2023 81 crimes June 2023 77 crimes May 2023 84 crimes April 2023 74 crimes March 2023 67 crimes February 2023 70 crimes

Other Neighbourhoods — Cumbria Constabulary

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Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.