Parton & Distington
Middle areaWest Cumberland. 5,313 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 24 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 92% of people in Parton & Distington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Parton & Distington
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Parton & Distington at a rate of 35.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 81.7 per 1,000 people across Cumberland.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 108 |
| Other crime | 40 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 18 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 |
| Drug offences | 5 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Parton & Distington compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Parton & Distington safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Parton & Distington at a rate of 35.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 81.7 per 1,000 people across Cumberland.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 16 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Parton & Distington.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (108), other crime (40) and criminal damage and arson (18).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Cumberland
These figures are published for the whole of Cumberland, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Cumberland and not Parton & Distington alone. See Cumberland
Parton & Distington in brief
The median price paid for a home in Parton & Distington was £135,000 in 2025.
Parton & Distington had 5,190 usual residents at the census.
About 92% of people in Parton & Distington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Parton & Distington, 64.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.