West Cockermouth & Great Broughton
Middle areaWest Cumberland. 8,421 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 79 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in West Cockermouth & Great Broughton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in West Cockermouth & Great Broughton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in West Cockermouth & Great Broughton at a rate of 38.2 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 | 161 |
| Other crime | 65 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 32 |
| Shoplifting | 20 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 16 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Drug offences | 7 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How West Cockermouth & Great Broughton compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is West Cockermouth & Great Broughton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in West Cockermouth & Great Broughton at a rate of 38.2 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, 32 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in West Cockermouth & Great Broughton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (161), other crime (65) and criminal damage and arson (32).
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 West Cockermouth & Great Broughton alone. See Cumberland
West Cockermouth & Great Broughton in brief
The median price paid for a home in West Cockermouth & Great Broughton was £210,000 in 2025.
West Cockermouth & Great Broughton had 8,197 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in West Cockermouth & Great Broughton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In West Cockermouth & Great Broughton, 77.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.