Stalking and harassment has risen by 18 per cent in the 12 months to June, latest figures show.
The offences were among 2,885 incidents of violent crime in Allerdale in the 12 months to June, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Despite this, the borough had an overall drop in recorded offences.
Changes in society while coronavirus restrictions were in place led to most types of crime plummeting nationally over the period – although drug offences rose by nearly a third during lockdown – the Office for National Statistics said.
In Allerdale, there was an increase of four per cent for violent crime, compared to the 12 months..
At 29.5 crimes per 1,000 people, that was in line with the rate across England and Wales, which stood at 29.5.
Stalking and harassment rose by 18 per cent, from 820 incidents to 967.
Offences of violence without injury were recorded 1,108 times, an increase of five per cent on the previous year, and violence with injury on 805 occasions, down by nine per cent.
There were also two homicides, which include murders and manslaughters, up by one on the previous 12 months.
Overall, police recorded four per cent fewer crimes across England and Wales, with around 5.8 million offences recorded in the year to June.
This excludes those recorded by Greater Manchester Police, whose data was compromised after the installation of new IT software.
The fall was driven by a reduction in crime between April and June when national lockdown restrictions were in place.
Robberies saw a 47 per cent drop during this period, while theft offences fell by 43 per cent.
Drug crimes soared by 30 per cent over the three months, with offences rising from 44,064 in April to June 2019, to 57,132 this year.
Billy Gazard, from the ONS centre for crime and justice, said the drop in crime over the year could mainly be put down to changes during the coronavirus lockdown, but said police recording of drug offences increased sharply throughout the April to June period, reflecting proactive police activity as overall crime levels reduced.
“There are indications that crime levels in June were moving back towards pre-lockdown levels,” he added.
The total number of offences in Allerdale fell by four per cent, with police recording 6,879 crimes over the course of the 12 months.
This puts the overall crime rate at 70.4 per 1,000 people, compared to a national average of 84.7.
Other crimes recorded in Allerdale included:
- 296 sexual offences, a rise of seven per cent
- 1,458 theft offences, down 21 per cent
- 980 incidents of criminal damage and arson, down 11 per cent
- 223 drug offences, up 22 per cent
- 63 possession of weapons such as firearms or knives, up 17 per cent
- 827 public order offences, up 12 per cent
John Apter, chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales, said: “Although crime fell during the pandemic the pressure on the police remained.
“Policing had to adapt to a situation unlike anything we had experienced before and continues to do so even as the national lockdown was lifted and crime returned to pre-lockdown levels. “
That pressure has increased with local lockdowns being rolled out and because of the additional challenges they bring to policing.”