Crime in Maryport
Recorded crime in Maryport is 1.3 times the Cumberland average and 1.2 times the England and Wales average. It is about the same as 5 years ago. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Maryport: about 8,566 residents in 8 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 3/10Above average crime
- Living
- 5.8/10Fair
- 5-year change
- −1%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 1.3×the Cumberland average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Maryport.
Crime over 5 years
About the same as 5 years ago Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Maryport, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.3× the Cumberland average (1.2× the England and Wales average). 92 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 73% of the harm here
- Burglary: 11% of the harm here
- Drugs: 4% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 73% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 15 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Cumberland (the whole partnership area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Cumberland partnership area, not only Maryport. Figures for the Allerdale, Carlisle and Copeland community safety partnerships, which together cover Cumberland. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 201 | 0.72 | About the same |
| Cars broken into | 162 | 0.58 | Down 17% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 1,561 | 5.6 | Down 8% |
| Burglary of homes | 229 | 0.82 | Down 23% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 1 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in CA15
In CA15, the postcode district at the centre of Maryport, 13% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 628 | 10% | 4% | 66% | 5% | 14% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 137 | 9% | 4% | 32% | 34% | 20% |
| Public order | 108 | 16% | 6% | 51% | 12% | 16% |
| Other theft | 61 | 2% | 3% | 38% | 46% | 11% |
| Shoplifting | 60 | 48% | 8% | 15% | 18% | 10% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 15% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Road collisions
Cumberland, 2023 to 2025: 409 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 120 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 30 collisions were fatal in those 3 years.
1.5 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 29% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).
Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.4 |
| Burglary | 4.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 43.4 |
| Drugs | 3.7 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 1.1 |
| Other crime | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 6.0 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.3 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 2.7 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 12.5 |
| Public order | 9.0 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.4 |
| Shoplifting | 6.2 |
Postcode districts in Maryport
Nearby towns
Council: Cumberland
Questions about crime in Maryport
- Is Maryport a safe place to live?
- Maryport scores 3 out of 10 for safety (above average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.3 times the Cumberland average.
- Is crime going up or down in Maryport?
- About the same as 5 years ago: 840 recorded crimes a year then, 830 now.
- What is the most common crime in Maryport?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 43 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Maryport compare with Cumberland?
- Crime severity in Maryport is 1.3 times the Cumberland average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Maryport?
- In CA15, the postcode district at the centre of Maryport, 13% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 14% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Maryport?
- In 2025/26, in the Allerdale, Carlisle and Copeland partnership area, which includes Maryport, the police recorded 201 cars stolen (April 2025 to March 2026), 0.7 per 1,000 residents, about the same as the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Maryport?
- 1,561 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in the Allerdale, Carlisle and Copeland partnership area, which includes Maryport, 5.6 per 1,000 residents, 1.2 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Maryport last year?
- 1 homicide (murder or manslaughter) was recorded in 2025/26, in the Allerdale, Carlisle and Copeland partnership area, which includes Maryport, against 0 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.