A RECENT study has ranked the safest places in Cumbria. 

According to the latest study by confused.com, the research has analysed burglary data provided by police forces across the UK between 2017 and 2021.

1: Eden

Average % change in burglary rates each year (since 2017): 4.51%

Total burglaries per 1,000 people 2021: 1.04

2: Copeland

Average % change in burglary rates each year (since 2017): 5.86%

Total burglaries per 1,000 people 2021: 1.40

3: Allerdale

Average % change in burglary rates each year (since 2017): 10.27%

Total burglaries per 1,000 people 2021: 1.47 

4: South Lakeland

Average % change in burglary rates each year (since 2017): +6.67%

Total burglaries per 1,000 people 2021: 1.50

5: Barrow

Average % change in burglary rates each year (since 2017): 2.89%

Total burglaries per 1,000 people 2021: 2.29

6: Carlisle

Average % change in burglary rates each year (since 2017): 6.56%

Total burglaries per 1,000 people 2021: 2.42

With just 1.04 burglaries reported per 1,000 people last year, Eden is ranked as the safest place to live in Cumbria.

With the rate of burglaries dropping an average of 4.51% each year since 2017, Eden has also been ranked as the 12th safest place to live in England.

Copeland places second, with just 1.40 burglaries reported per 1,000 people last year.

Theft rates in Copeland have dropped an average of 5.86% each year since. On average, Copeland saw 38% fewer burglaries last year compared to Barrow-in-Furness (2.20 per 1,000 people).

Allerdale places third with an average of 1.47 thefts per 1,000 people last year. The rate of burglaries have dropped an average of 10.27% each year since 2017, the highest drop of all Cumbrian areas analysed.

Although Allerdale saw 41% more burglaries than Eden (1.04 per 1,000) in first place, the area experienced 63% fewer thefts than in Carlisle.