The top 30 crime hot spots in Cumbria have been revealed.

An investigation by CN Group has found that Botchergate in Carlisle is the most crime-hit street in Cumbria.

Whitehaven's Duke Street comes is the highest placed West Cumbrian location at number 13 and Workington's Murray Road is at 14.

Superintendent Matt Kennerley, from Cumbria Police’s uniformed operations section, said officers work hard to identify crime hotspots and dedicate resources accordingly.

“A lot of the locations are on the main arterial routes through the county. They will see a lot more footfall,” Mr Kennerley said.

“A lot of them will have a heavy population around businesses and local shops.

“We get a lot of incidents of theft in those types of premises and those areas also tend to be where the nighttime economy is.

“Also the areas people will congregate in after going out, such as food places and taxi ranks, is where we would expect, given the volume of crime linked to alcohol.”

Top 30 crime hotspots in Cumbria
1 Botchergate, Carlisle 319
2 English Street, Carlisle 272
3 Dalton Road, Barrow 173
4 Cavendish Street, Barrow 145
5 Scotch Street, Carlisle 122
6 Wigton Road, Carlisle 121
7= Newtown Road, Carlisle 103
7= Walney Road, Barrow 103
9= Duke Street, Barrow 98
9= Stricklandgate, Barrow 98
11 Warwick Road, Carlisle 97
12 Lowther Street, Carlisle 96
13 Duke Street, Whitehaven 91
14= Blackwell Road, Carlisle 89
14= Murray Road, Workington 89
16 Pow Street, Workington 85
17= Dalton Lane, Barrow 83
17= Highgate, Kendal 83
19= Tangier Street, Whitehaven 81
19= Curzon Street, Maryport 81
21= Portland Walk, Barrow 77
21= Abbey Road, Barrow 77
21= Risman Place, Workington 77
24= Burton Road, Kendal 74
24= Lowther Street, Whitehaven 74
26= Washington Street, Workington 73
26= Moss Bay Road, Workington 73
28= Rawlinson Street, Barrow 70
28= North Lane, Millom 70
28= Brookside, Carlisle 70