Cockermouth North
WardWest Cumberland. About 6,930 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 9.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Cockermouth North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Cockermouth North compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Cockermouth North safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cockermouth North at a rate of 50.5 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, 24 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Cockermouth North.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (140), other crime (53) 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 ward, so they describe all of Cumberland and not Cockermouth North alone. See Cumberland
Cockermouth North in brief
Cockermouth North had 6,498 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Cockermouth North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Cockermouth North, 92.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Cockermouth North, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.