Cumbria Constabulary

Crime in Whitehaven Town

Street-level crime statistics for Whitehaven Town based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 1,156 crimes in last 12 months

10 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

1,156 Crimes (last 12 months)

↓16.2% vs Previous 12 Months

10/100 Safety Score

21.6% 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 — 1,156 total crimes recorded in Whitehaven Town

Violent Crime

490

↓9%

Anti-Social Behaviour

170

↓28%

Public Order

143

↓7%

Criminal Damage & Arson

↓29%

Drugs

↓8%

Other Theft

↑12%

Shoplifting

↓37%

Other Crime

↑22%

Possession of Weapons

↓21%

Burglary

↓57%

Vehicle Crime

↓14%

Bicycle Theft

↓40%

Robbery

Theft from Person

↓78%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Whitehaven Town

111

02/23

108

03/23

114

04/23

121

05/23

108

06/23

109

07/23

117

08/23

114

09/23

104

10/23

11/23

12/23

01/24

146

02/24

108

03/24

117

04/24

05/24

108

06/24

114

07/24

125

08/24

102

09/24

118

10/24

150

11/24

103

12/24

01/25

108

02/25

03/25

04/25

05/25

06/25

110

07/25

08/25

09/25

101

10/25

11/25

109

12/25

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Whitehaven Town (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Whitehaven Town

January 2026 97 crimes December 2025 109 crimes November 2025 97 crimes October 2025 101 crimes September 2025 87 crimes August 2025 68 crimes July 2025 110 crimes June 2025 99 crimes May 2025 91 crimes April 2025 92 crimes March 2025 97 crimes February 2025 108 crimes January 2025 98 crimes December 2024 103 crimes November 2024 150 crimes October 2024 118 crimes September 2024 102 crimes August 2024 125 crimes July 2024 114 crimes June 2024 108 crimes May 2024 91 crimes April 2024 117 crimes March 2024 108 crimes February 2024 146 crimes January 2024 86 crimes December 2023 74 crimes November 2023 85 crimes October 2023 104 crimes September 2023 114 crimes August 2023 117 crimes July 2023 109 crimes June 2023 108 crimes May 2023 121 crimes April 2023 114 crimes March 2023 108 crimes February 2023 111 crimes

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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.