Thornhill, Gosforth & Seascale
Middle areaSouth west Cumberland. 8,569 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 289 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 14% of people in Thornhill, Gosforth & Seascale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Thornhill, Gosforth & Seascale
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Thornhill, Gosforth & Seascale at a rate of 37.2 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 | 156 |
| Other crime | 92 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 31 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Vehicle crime | 11 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 |
| Drug offences | 8 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Thornhill, Gosforth & Seascale compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Thornhill, Gosforth & Seascale safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Thornhill, Gosforth & Seascale at a rate of 37.2 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, 26 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Thornhill, Gosforth & Seascale.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (156), other crime (92) and criminal damage and arson (31).
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 Thornhill, Gosforth & Seascale alone. See Cumberland
Thornhill, Gosforth & Seascale in brief
The median price paid for a home in Thornhill, Gosforth & Seascale was £210,000 in 2025.
Thornhill, Gosforth & Seascale had 8,373 usual residents at the census.
About 14% of people in Thornhill, Gosforth & Seascale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Thornhill, Gosforth & Seascale, 60.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.