CA12
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Keswick and Brigham, in Cumberland.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CA12 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 18% of people in CA12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How CA12 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is CA12 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CA12 at a rate of 66.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 79.3 per 1,000 people across the CA postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 73 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CA12.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (195), other crime (106) and anti-social behaviour (49).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CA12 was 80.1 per 1,000 people.
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.
Deprivation in CA12, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CA12 has no single figure. Of its 4 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in CA12
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allerdale 012A | 1,409 | 54.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 57.5% |
| Allerdale 012C | 1,359 | 82.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 88.1% |
| Allerdale 012E | 1,400 | 24.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 88.3% |
| Allerdale 012F | 2,111 | 101.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.9% |
MPs for CA12
- Markus Campbell-SavoursLabourMP for Penrith and Solway94% of CA12’s postcodes
- Tim FarronLiberal DemocratMP for Westmorland and Lonsdale6.0% of CA12’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in CA121
Postcode sectors in CA123
Council1
Postcode districts next to CA127
More in the CA postcode area2
CA12 in brief
CA12 is a postcode district covering Keswick and Brigham, in Cumberland.
About 7,354 people lived in CA12 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £353,750 in 2025 across 126 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 66.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CA12 was £353,750 in 2025.
CA12 had 7,438 usual residents at the census.
About 18% of people in CA12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In CA12, 80.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.