Carlisle Business Crime Awareness

25/04/2026

If you’re a Business in the Eden area this is a chance to help to improve business crime anASB in the area.

Penrith Retail Questionnaire - Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour

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Eden Local Focus hub, in Partnership with Penrith BID & Penrith Industrial BID, want to hear your views and opinions on some retail based training we're considering, based around reducing Anti Social Behaviour and Retail theft.

-Help Us, Help you?-
We’re looking to consider which training and inputs may be useful for Penrith retail premises in order to reduce retail theft and ASB and the support available to shops. Rather than just coming to you with a series of pre-decided input’s, we thought we’d ask you about your experiences? what you’d like to see included? and when you’d like it to be?

The questionnaire is short, it should only take a minute or two.

A thank you from myself for all those who take the time to complete this questionnaire.

NB; If you're a retail premises based outside of Penrith, within the Eden area and would like to be involved in this opportunity, please do complete the questionnaire and let us know!

Thank you

Rich Scoffham, Eden Local Focus Hub Manager

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=fgdLrFinxUuUZTXBkgB3BAXJmNna1PJNq2rk42mImRlUQUFIWVVXSFYzSEVGV0kyNEJYNVlRTExLSC4u

09/04/2026

Excellent result through partnership work by Police, Businesses and our local Business Crime Reduction Partnership.👏👏

Officers from the Carlisle & Wigton Neighbourhood Policing Teams have led a proactive investigation, resulting in a number of charges.

A woman from Carlisle was charged yesterday (8 April) with 16 offences relating to incidents committed throughout Carlisle in the past two weeks.

Corrina Kirkpatrick, 35, of St Johns Court, Carlisle has been charged with eight counts of theft from a shop and eight counts of breaching her CBO (Criminal Behaviour Order).

The order was secured against Kirkpatrick last year on the 23 September 2025.

A further man was also charged.

Paul Elliott, 44, of Hawthorn Grove, Carlisle was charged yesterday (8 April) with three counts of theft from a shop.

Kirkpatrick has been remanded in custody ahead of a hearing at North Cumbria Magistrates Court on the 18 May 2026.

Elliott is next to appear at North Cumbria Magistrates Court on the 18 May 2026.

This is one example of the proactive tactics being used to tackle retail crime and support retailers across the city, our Neighbourhood Policing Teams will continue working closely with local businesses to identify and target those responsible.

09/04/2026

Police were called at 6:27am this morning (9 April) to reports of a break in and burglary at a petrol station on Kingstown Road, Carlisle, where a significant number of ci******es and to***co have been stolen.

Police are seeking any information from those who may have witnessed anything suspicious in or around the Morrisons area of Kingstown Road, Carlisle between the hours of midnight and 6:00am this morning.

Anyone with information relating to this incident can report online at https://orlo.uk/rp67g , quoting incident number 27 of 9th April 2026.

You can also phone on 101.

Alternatively, you can contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

07/04/2026

Excellent result for business staff involved and good result from Cumbria Police. 👏👏

A man has been arrested in connection with a robbery at two shops in Carlisle City Centre this afternoon (7 April).

Police were made aware of an incident occurring at 12:34pm this afternoon inside two shops on English Street, Carlisle. A man was reported to have been carrying a bladed article. No one was hurt in the incident.

A 17-year-old man was arrested shortly after on suspicion of robbery and possession of a bladed article. He is currently detained in custody.

Officers have been conducting enquiries at various locations throughout Carlisle City Centre this afternoon.

As a result, residents may have noticed a larger-than-usual police presence. Police would like to thank those involved in helping to locate this male very soon after the incident.

Anyone with information can contact police on 101, referring to log 89 of 7 April.

01/04/2026

What gives them the right to feed themselves then make off without making payment. Another loss to a local business. Can anyone help to identify these people or pass a little message on to them to return and pay for their food.

01/04/2026

More excellent work in Penrith through partnership working. 👏 Keep the great work going.

16/03/2026

Excellent Result 👏

On 15/03/26 two males arrested on suspicion of Handling Stolen goods after they could not get their stories straight when chatting to NPT Cops. As a result, they were searched along with their vehicles and arrested after thousand of pounds worth of suspected stolen goods were found in the vehicles

No level of criminality will be tolerated within the city. If you see anything suspicious, please do not hesitate to report to police via 101 or in case of an emergency 999.

13/03/2026

This bike has recently been stolen any sightings please report to Police. There as just been a sighting of the bike and the unknown thief heading through English Street heading towards the Cathedral/The Castle possibly heading to the West of the City. Police have been informed.

13/03/2026

Are you a Business in the Penrith area. Have a look at this questionnaire and complete it. Both Eden Police and Westmorland and Furness Community Safety Partnership are working together to reduce Business Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour in the area. Working together gets results 👏👏

Penrith Retail Questionnaire - Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=fgdLrFinxUuUZTXBkgB3BAXJmNna1PJNq2rk42mImRlUQUFIWVVXSFYzSEVGV0kyNEJYNVlRTExLSC4u

Eden Local Focus hub, in Partnership with Penrith BID & Penrith Industrial BID, want to hear your views and opinions on some retail based training we're considering, based around reducing Anti Social Behaviour and Retail theft.

-Help Us, Help you?-
We’re looking to consider which training and inputs may be useful for Penrith retail premises in order to reduce retail theft and ASB and the support available to shops. Rather than just coming to you with a series of pre-decided input’s, we thought we’d ask you about your experiences? what you’d like to see included? and when you’d like it to be?

The questionnaire is short, it should only take a minute or two.

A thank you from myself for all those who take the time to complete this questionnaire.

NB; If you're a retail premises based outside of Penrith, within the Eden area and would like to be involved in this opportunity, please do complete the questionnaire and let us know!

Thank you

Rich Scoffham, Eden Local Focus Hub Manager

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=fgdLrFinxUuUZTXBkgB3BAXJmNna1PJNq2rk42mImRlUQUFIWVVXSFYzSEVGV0kyNEJYNVlRTExLSC4u

13/03/2026

Fake notes being used again in Carlisle area. This note was tendered as payment for a Mother’s Day card yesterday. Alert staff refused the sale and seized the fake note that the male said he just got out of a ATM in his bank ??? The note as the usual tape down it to cover the word “Prop Money”. Please be aware of people using them. A image of the location of the sticky tape covering the “prop Money” as now been attached. The wording “Twenty” does not change when the note is tilted.

06/03/2026

Funding available for community projects or Sports Groups have a look at the application forms.

02/03/2026

Excellent result from the Trading Standards Team in Carlisle.

🚭 ILLEGAL TO***CO SEIZED IN CARLISLE 🚭

Last week, during a joint operation with Cumbria Police and North West Immigration this service conducted various enforcement visits to premises in Carlisle following complaints of illegal to***co sales.

With the help of a super detection dog, over 6,000 illegal ci******es were seized.