Crap Towns / Whitehaven / Crime

How much crime is there in Whitehaven?

The police recorded 94.0 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Whitehaven from September 2023 to August 2026, 23% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 50.1. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 95.4, up from 90.8 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	90.8	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	95.8	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	95.4	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	50.1	34.1
Public order	10.9	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	10.6	7.0
Other theft	5.2	5.4
Drugs	4.2	2.4
Shoplifting	4.0	7.1
Other crime	2.9	2.0
Burglary	2.3	3.1
Vehicle crime	1.5	3.8
Possession of weapons	1.3	0.8
Theft from the person	0.4	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.3	0.5
Robbery	0.3	0.6

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Workington	11.2 km	125
Maryport	20.0 km	98.9
Whitehaven	–	94.0
Egremont	7.0 km	86.9
Cleator Moor	4.3 km	75.7
Ulverston	50.1 km	69.1
Wigton	41.5 km	66.1
Dalton-in-Furness	49.9 km	50.5
Millom	41.7 km	48.4
Cockermouth	19.5 km	42.5
Seaton	13.8 km	27.7
The typical town	–	76.2