Cumbria Constabulary

Crime in Penrith Town

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

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 1,616 crimes in last 12 months

9 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

1,616 Crimes (last 12 months)

↓13.1% vs Previous 12 Months

9/100 Safety Score

14.8% 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 — 1,616 total crimes recorded in Penrith Town

Violent Crime

760

Shoplifting

162

↓30%

Public Order

156

↑8%

Criminal Damage & Arson

133

↓22%

Drugs

102

↓11%

Anti-Social Behaviour

↓45%

Other Theft

↓34%

Other Crime

Possession of Weapons

↑113%

Burglary

↓18%

Vehicle Crime

↓38%

Robbery

↓30%

Bicycle Theft

↓38%

Theft from Person

↓80%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Penrith Town

136

02/23

162

03/23

150

04/23

162

05/23

163

06/23

153

07/23

160

08/23

165

09/23

162

10/23

161

11/23

126

12/23

122

01/24

150

02/24

150

03/24

166

04/24

167

05/24

145

06/24

169

07/24

191

08/24

128

09/24

158

10/24

148

11/24

145

12/24

143

01/25

147

02/25

123

03/25

127

04/25

152

05/25

120

06/25

154

07/25

163

08/25

110

09/25

134

10/25

139

11/25

125

12/25

122

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

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

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Penrith Town

January 2026 122 crimes December 2025 125 crimes November 2025 139 crimes October 2025 134 crimes September 2025 110 crimes August 2025 163 crimes July 2025 154 crimes June 2025 120 crimes May 2025 152 crimes April 2025 127 crimes March 2025 123 crimes February 2025 147 crimes January 2025 143 crimes December 2024 145 crimes November 2024 148 crimes October 2024 158 crimes September 2024 128 crimes August 2024 191 crimes July 2024 169 crimes June 2024 145 crimes May 2024 167 crimes April 2024 166 crimes March 2024 150 crimes February 2024 150 crimes January 2024 122 crimes December 2023 126 crimes November 2023 161 crimes October 2023 162 crimes September 2023 165 crimes August 2023 160 crimes July 2023 153 crimes June 2023 163 crimes May 2023 162 crimes April 2023 150 crimes March 2023 162 crimes February 2023 136 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.