Crime Rate in Castle, ward

Castle has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 26 wards in Newcastle upon Tyne district and the 2371st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 46th lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Castle in the last 12 months was 47.6 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% lower than the Newcastle upon Tyne district average (145.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Castle’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 288 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -41.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 345 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Castle ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Drysdale Crescent. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.