Wigton & Silloth
Middle areaNorth west Cumberland. 11,233 people in 125 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 68% of people in Wigton & Silloth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Wigton & Silloth
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wigton & Silloth at a rate of 62.1 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 | 407 |
| Other crime | 107 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 79 |
| Shoplifting | 29 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 26 |
| Burglary | 23 |
| Drug offences | 12 |
| Vehicle crime | 12 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Robbery | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Wigton & Silloth compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Wigton & Silloth safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wigton & Silloth at a rate of 62.1 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, 74 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wigton & Silloth.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (407), other crime (107) and criminal damage and arson (79).
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 Wigton & Silloth alone. See Cumberland
Wigton & Silloth in brief
The median price paid for a home in Wigton & Silloth was £195,000 in 2025.
Wigton & Silloth had 10,979 usual residents at the census.
About 68% of people in Wigton & Silloth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Wigton & Silloth, 86.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.