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Cumbria rankings · Safety

Safest towns in Cumbria

Seaton records the least crime per resident of Cumbria’s 23 towns of 2,500+ with police.uk figures: 20.1 crimes per 1,000 residents a year (15.5 violent and sexual offences, 4.6 against homes and vehicles). 2 of the 23 grade A− or better on safety.

The Safety Grade: violent and sexual offences, burglary, vehicle crime and criminal damage recorded inside the town by police.uk, per 1,000 residents a year over three years, lowest first. The rank across England, Wales and Northern Ireland sits beside each letter. How grades work

Seaton

5,051 people

A⁻

20.1 crimes per 1,000 a year·15.5 violent and sexual, 4.6 homes and vehicles·#142 of 2,138 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland

Grange-over-Sands

4,047 people

A⁻

21.8 crimes per 1,000 a year·14.2 violent and sexual, 7.7 homes and vehicles·#194 of 2,138 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland

Askam in Furness

3,172 people

B⁺

24.7 crimes per 1,000 a year·20.1 violent and sexual, 4.6 homes and vehicles·#319 of 2,138 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland

All 23 towns, ranked

Crimes per 1,000 residents a year, lowest first; the sort uses the exact rate. Military garrison towns and university campuses keep their grades but aren’t ranked. Each rank across England, Wales and Northern Ireland links to the national list.

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23 towns.

#TownGrade · UK rankCrime rate

1Seaton5,051 peopleA⁻#142 of 2,138 nationally20.1 crimes per 1,000 a year·15.5 violent and sexual, 4.6 homes and vehicles

2Grange-over-Sands4,047 peopleA⁻#194 of 2,138 nationally21.8 crimes per 1,000 a year·14.2 violent and sexual, 7.7 homes and vehicles

3Askam in Furness3,172 peopleB⁺#319 of 2,138 nationally24.7 crimes per 1,000 a year·20.1 violent and sexual, 4.6 homes and vehicles

4Cockermouth8,859 peopleB#635 of 2,138 nationally30.3 crimes per 1,000 a year·24.2 violent and sexual, 6.1 homes and vehicles

5Millom5,690 peopleC⁺#887 of 2,138 nationally35.4 crimes per 1,000 a year·27.0 violent and sexual, 8.4 homes and vehicles

6Dalton-in-Furness7,551 peopleC⁺#942 of 2,138 nationally36.5 crimes per 1,000 a year·27.2 violent and sexual, 9.3 homes and vehicles

7Ambleside2,624 peopleC⁺#1,075 of 2,138 nationally39.4 crimes per 1,000 a year·30.4 violent and sexual, 9.0 homes and vehicles

8Keswick4,465 peopleC#1,237 of 2,138 nationally42.8 crimes per 1,000 a year·31.5 violent and sexual, 11.3 homes and vehicles

9Windermere4,819 peopleC#1,270 of 2,138 nationally43.7 crimes per 1,000 a year·32.1 violent and sexual, 11.6 homes and vehicles

T10Kendal28,939 peopleC⁻#1,435 of 2,138 nationally48.4 crimes per 1,000 a year·37.6 violent and sexual, 10.8 homes and vehicles

T10Ulverston11,219 peopleC⁻#1,449 of 2,138 nationally48.8 crimes per 1,000 a year·37.3 violent and sexual, 11.5 homes and vehicles

12Silloth2,542 peopleC⁻#1,486 of 2,138 nationally50.0 crimes per 1,000 a year·40.5 violent and sexual, 9.4 homes and vehicles

13Wigton5,396 peopleC⁻#1,489 of 2,138 nationally50.0 crimes per 1,000 a year·40.1 violent and sexual, 9.9 homes and vehicles

14Appleby-in-Westmorland3,233 peopleC⁻#1,584 of 2,138 nationally52.8 crimes per 1,000 a year·42.4 violent and sexual, 10.4 homes and vehicles

15Cleator Moor6,671 peopleC⁻#1,639 of 2,138 nationally54.8 crimes per 1,000 a year·40.5 violent and sexual, 14.3 homes and vehicles

16Penrith16,705 peopleD#1,701 of 2,138 nationally57.2 crimes per 1,000 a year·45.8 violent and sexual, 11.3 homes and vehicles

17Egremont5,791 peopleD#1,780 of 2,138 nationally60.8 crimes per 1,000 a year·46.5 violent and sexual, 14.3 homes and vehicles

18Brampton4,187 peopleD#1,847 of 2,138 nationally64.1 crimes per 1,000 a year·51.4 violent and sexual, 12.7 homes and vehicles

19Whitehaven22,952 peopleD#1,881 of 2,138 nationally66.5 crimes per 1,000 a year·52.0 violent and sexual, 14.5 homes and vehicles

20Maryport8,526 peopleD#1,909 of 2,138 nationally68.4 crimes per 1,000 a year·50.3 violent and sexual, 18.0 homes and vehicles

21Barrow-in-Furness55,260 peopleD#1,927 of 2,138 nationally70.0 crimes per 1,000 a year·54.0 violent and sexual, 15.9 homes and vehicles

22Carlisle77,729 peopleD#1,949 of 2,138 nationally72.0 crimes per 1,000 a year·55.4 violent and sexual, 16.6 homes and vehicles

23Workington21,276 peopleD⁻#2,036 of 2,138 nationally81.4 crimes per 1,000 a year·59.3 violent and sexual, 22.1 homes and vehicles

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Questions people ask

What is the safest town in Cumbria?

Seaton ranks first on safety among 23 towns, with an A−: 20.1 crimes per 1,000 residents a year (15.5 violent and sexual offences, 4.6 against homes and vehicles). Grange-over-Sands and Askam in Furness follow.

How are these towns ranked?

The Safety Grade: violent and sexual offences, burglary, vehicle crime and criminal damage recorded inside the town by police.uk, per 1,000 residents a year over three years, lowest first. The letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

Garrison towns and university campuses aren’t ranked, and towns without the figures this grade needs are counted above. The list covers Cumbria’s towns of 2,500+ with the figure. Smaller places show it on their own pages; every town in Cumbria is on the county page.

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Sources: data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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