Maryport Crime and Safety Statistics

Maryport Crime Overview

Maryport is the third most dangerous small town in Cumbria, and is among the top 20 most dangerous overall out of Cumbria's 287 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Maryport in 2020 was 80 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares poorly to Cumbria's overall crime rate, coming in 17% higher than the Cumbria rate of 66 per 1,000 residents. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Maryport is the 128th most dangerous small town, and the 1,007th most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.

In January 2016, Maryport had the worst crime rate in Cumbria for possession of weapons, with 2 crimes reported and a crime rate of 0.18 per 1,000 inhabitants.

The most common crimes in Maryport are violence and sexual offences, with 446 offences during 2020, giving a crime rate of 40. This is 13% lower than 2019's figure of 505 offences and a difference of 5.23 from 2019's crime rate of 45. Maryport's least common crime is robbery, with 1 offence recorded in 2020, a decrease of 500% from 2019's figure of 6 crimes.

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Crime in Maryport Compared To Cumbria

Summary of Crimes in Maryport This Year

	Maryport		Cumbria
Crime	Count	Rate	Count	Rate	Rate Difference
Anti-Social Behaviour	199	17.62	9,799	19.60	11% safer
Bicycle Theft	4	0.35	207	0.41	17% safer
Burglary	36	3.19	1,645	3.29	3.1% safer
Criminal Damage and Arson	121	10.72	4,727	9.45	12% more dangerous
Drugs	31	2.75	1,022	2.04	26% more dangerous
Other Crime	11	0.97	655	1.31	35% safer
Other Theft	66	5.85	2,201	4.40	25% more dangerous
Possession of Weapons	12	1.06	256	0.51	52% more dangerous
Public Order	99	8.77	4,143	8.29	5% more dangerous
Robbery	1	0.09	110	0.22	144% safer
Shoplifting	41	3.63	1,608	3.22	11% more dangerous
Theft From the Person	1	0.09	88	0.18	100% safer
Vehicle Crime	31	2.75	808	1.62	41% more dangerous
Violence and Sexual Offences	446	39.50	15,747	31.49	20% more dangerous

Maryport Compared to Nearby Small Towns

Small Town	Total Crimes	Crime Rate	Rate Difference
Ulverston	474	40.47	97% safer
Cockermouth	379	41.56	92% safer
Dalton Town with Newton	367	47.49	68% safer
Windermere	475	58.69	36% safer
Penrith	1,058	66.62	20% safer
Maryport	900	79.71	-
Whitehaven	1,897	82.02	2.8% more dangerous
Egremont	653	84.06	5% more dangerous

Crime Over Time in Maryport

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Maryport Crime Trends

	Crime Rate Per 1,000 Residents
Crime	2017	2018	2019	2020	Trend
Anti-Social Behaviour	26	23	13	18	Safer
Bicycle Theft	0.35	0.80	0.62	0.35	Safer
Burglary	7	5.0	3.2	3.2	Safer
Criminal Damage and Arson	14	15	13	11	Safer
Drugs	1.7	2.3	2.8	2.8	Getting worse
Other Crime	1.7	1.5	1.7	0.97	Safer
Other Theft	6	5	4.8	6	Getting worse
Possession of Weapons	0.89	0.71	0.80	1.1	Getting worse
Public Order	3.0	10	9	9	Getting worse
Robbery (inc. mugging)	0.18	0.53	0.53	0.09	Safer
Shoplifting	8	9	3.5	3.6	Safer
Theft From the Person (inc. pickpocketing)	0.44	0.18	0.18	0.09	Safer
Vehicle Crime	2.6	3.8	1.7	2.8	Getting worse
Violence and Sexual Offences	28	37	45	40	Getting worse

Changes In Maryport's Crime Rates Over Time

Comparing Maryport to the UK's Major Cities

Small Town	Crime Rate	Rate Difference
Barnet	67.71	18% safer
Coventry	77.41	3.0% safer
Maryport	79.71	-
Croydon	83.22	4.2% more dangerous
Sheffield	85.81	7% more dangerous
Bristol	86.21	8% more dangerous
Leicester	97.44	18% more dangerous
Birmingham	102.87	23% more dangerous
Liverpool	107.28	26% more dangerous
Bradford	133.02	40% more dangerous
Leeds	137.10	42% more dangerous

Crime in Maryport During Coronavirus Lockdowns

Looking at the months the UK was in lockdown in 2020 due to Covid-19, how did crime rates in Maryport change compared to the same month in 2019? The biggest increase in lockdown crime came in November, when Maryport saw a 600% increase in other theft. Maryport saw a large fall in criminal damage and arson during November, when it fell by 86% compared to November in 2019.

Crime	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Anti-Social Behaviour	+90%	+100%	+100%	-38%	-32%	-	-27%	+100%	+100%	+567%
Bicycle Theft	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+200%	-	-
Burglary	-	-	+100%	-83%	-	-	+50%	-50%	-50%	-25%
Criminal Damage and Arson	-38%	-50%	-64%	-54%	+18%	+50%	-50%	-	-86%	-40%
Drugs	-83%	+400%	+50%	-	-50%	+100%	-50%	-	+100%	+400%
Other Crime	-	-	+100%	-	+100%	-50%	-	-	-33%	-
Other Theft	+300%	-50%	+75%	-38%	-	+60%	+50%	+80%	+600%	-78%
Possession of Weapons	-	-50%	+200%	-	-	-	-	-	-67%	-
Public Order	+17%	-	+50%	-21%	-22%	-54%	-50%	+27%	+67%	+67%
Shoplifting	+50%	-	+50%	-	+300%	+100%	+200%	-	+33%	+300%
Vehicle Crime	+150%	-33%	-	-	-	+200%	-	-	-	+100%
Violence and Sexual Offences	-20%	-55%	-9%	+109%	-27%	+51%	-60%	-39%	+24%	-26%

Frequently Asked Questions About Crime in Maryport

What police force serves Maryport?

Maryport's local territorial police force is the Cumbria Constabulary.

How dangerous is Maryport?

Maryport is the third most dangerous small town in Cumbria.

What is Maryport's most common crime?

The most common crimes in Maryport are violence and sexual offences.

What is the least common crime in Maryport?

Maryport's least common crime is robbery (inc. mugging).

Last updated: 07 May 2021

Crime and Safety in Maryport