How

Local area, nearby places and postcodes.

Use district-wide reports for broader context. Property evidence on this page uses Price Paid transactions published for How within CA12; school and recorded-crime evidence use the place reference location.

Schools

Open schools nearby
3
Nearby establishment records
10
Primary nearby
2
Secondary nearby
1

All establishment records

1-10 of 10 · Within 3.1 miles

  • Keswick School

    Voluntary aided school

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    Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-18
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 30 June 2011
    Location
    CA12 5QB, 1.3 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Secondary, ages 11-18
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 July 2011
    Location
    CA12 5QB, 1.3 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Outstanding
    DfE performance
    KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 52.1
  • Crosthwaite CofE First School

    Voluntary aided school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-7
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 1993
    Location
    CA12 5PA, 1.4 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 September 2015
    Location
    CA12 5TD, 1.6 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 36% expected standard
  • Braithwaite CofE VA Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 2015
    Location
    CA12 5TD, 1.6 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • St John's CofE First School

    Voluntary controlled school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 4-7
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 August 1993
    Location
    CA12 5AD, 2.3 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Brigham CofE First School

    Miscellaneous

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    Phase and ages
    Not applicable, ages 4-7
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 25 April 2001
    Location
    CA12 4JP, 2.8 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-11
    Status
    Open
    Dates
    Opened 1 April 2005
    Location
    CA12 4HZ, 2.9 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Good
    DfE performance
    KS2 2024/25: 54% expected standard
  • St Kentigern's CofE Infant and Nursery School

    Voluntary aided school

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    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 3-7
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 March 2005
    Location
    CA12 4HZ, 3.0 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published
  • Trinity CofE School

    Voluntary controlled school

    View published school data
    Phase and ages
    Primary, ages 7-11
    Status
    Closed
    Dates
    Closed 31 March 2005
    Location
    CA12 4HZ, 3.0 km away
    Latest Ofsted outcome
    Not published
    DfE performance
    Not published

Recorded crime

Latest published month
May 2026
Records in latest month
3
Records within 1 mile
35
Months covered
10

Month-by-month history

Every available month within 1 mile of How

Monthly records trend

Published monthly records within 1 mile of How.

Monthly records trend data
PeriodRecorded crime events
July 20258
August 20254
September 20252
November 20251
December 20251
January 20267
February 20263
March 20264
April 20262
May 20263
Monthly recorded crime history
Published monthRecordsLargest category that monthCategory records
May 20263Violence and sexual offences2
April 20262Anti-social behaviour1
March 20264Anti-social behaviour1
February 20263Burglary1
January 20267Violence and sexual offences5
December 20251Violence and sexual offences1
November 20251Drugs1
September 20252Drugs1
August 20254Other theft2
July 20258Violence and sexual offences5

Every published record

1-25 of 35

  • Violence and sexual offences

    May 2026

    On or near Vicarage Hill

    Allerdale 012C

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    May 2026

    On or near Crosthwaite Gardens

    Allerdale 012C

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Theft from the person

    May 2026

    On or near Sports/Recreation Area

    Allerdale 012C

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Other crime

    April 2026

    On or near Vicarage Hill

    Allerdale 012C

    Outcome

    Under investigation

  • Anti-social behaviour

    April 2026

    On or near Ashcroft Close

    Allerdale 012A

    Outcome

    Outcome not supplied

  • Other theft

    March 2026

    On or near High Hill

    Allerdale 012C

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Criminal damage and arson

    March 2026

    On or near High Hill

    Allerdale 012C

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Public order

    March 2026

    On or near Sports/Recreation Area

    Allerdale 012A

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Anti-social behaviour

    March 2026

    On or near Ashcroft Close

    Allerdale 012A

    Outcome

    Outcome not supplied

  • Violence and sexual offences

    February 2026

    On or near Glebe Close

    Allerdale 012C

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Other theft

    February 2026

    On or near Ashcroft Close

    Allerdale 012A

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Burglary

    February 2026

    On or near Sports/Recreation Area

    Allerdale 012A

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Possession of weapons

    January 2026

    On or near Crosthwaite Gardens

    Allerdale 012C

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    January 2026

    On or near Ashcroft Close

    Allerdale 012A

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    January 2026

    On or near Ashcroft Close

    Allerdale 012A

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    January 2026

    On or near Rickerby Lane

    Allerdale 012A

    Outcome

    Awaiting court outcome

  • Violence and sexual offences

    January 2026

    On or near Longcroft

    Allerdale 012A

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Violence and sexual offences

    January 2026

    On or near Ashcroft Close

    Allerdale 012A

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Other theft

    January 2026

    On or near Sports/Recreation Area

    Allerdale 012A

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Violence and sexual offences

    December 2025

    On or near Ashcroft Close

    Allerdale 012A

    Outcome

    Investigation complete; no suspect identified

  • Drugs

    November 2025

    On or near Limepots Road

    Allerdale 012C

    Outcome

    Local resolution

  • Shoplifting

    September 2025

    On or near Rickerby Lane

    Allerdale 012A

    Outcome

    Further investigation is not in the public interest

  • Drugs

    September 2025

    On or near High Portinscale

    Allerdale 012A

    Outcome

    Status update unavailable

  • Other theft

    August 2025

    On or near Sports/Recreation Area

    Allerdale 012C

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

  • Violence and sexual offences

    August 2025

    On or near Sports/Recreation Area

    Allerdale 012A

    Outcome

    Unable to prosecute suspect

Place details

Place type
Hamlet
Postcode district
CA12
Country
England

Reference location

Latitude and longitude
54.60862, -3.16704
Wider geography
North West

Administrative areas

Unitary Authority
Cumberland
E06000063

Nearby places and postcodes

Evidence in context

Property sales use Price Paid transactions whose published town/city is How and whose postcode is in CA12. School and recorded-crime evidence use this place's reference location.

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. Keswick School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

35 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 16 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.