Crime Rate in Castle, ward

Castle has the 9th highest crime rate of 30 wards in South Kesteven district and the 3413th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 352nd lowest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Castle in the last 12 months was 59.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% lower than the South Kesteven district average (70.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Castle’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Castle ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near High Street, with 16 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Ferndale Close (11 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.