Penrith Town vs Workington North

Penrith Town has a safety score of 15/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,349 crimes in the last 12 months. Workington North has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 1,277 crimes. Penrith Town scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Penrith Town shows a year-on-year crime trend of -26.3% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Workington North shows -0.7% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Penrith Town, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (641 incidents). In Workington North, it is Violent Crime (539 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Penrith Town recorded 71 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Workington North recorded 126. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Penrith Town totalled 641 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 539 in Workington North. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Penrith Town recorded 1,830 crimes (now 1,349, a change of -26.3%). Workington North recorded 1,286 crimes previously (now 1,277, -0.7%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Penrith Town has a resolution rate of 50% and Workington North has 16.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Penrith Town falls within the Cumbria Constabulary boundary. Workington North is covered by Cumbria Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Penrith Town and Workington North. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.