Crime Rate in Castle, ward

Castle has the highest crime rate of 26 wards in Lancaster district and the 127th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 12th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Castle in the last 12 months was 285.3 per 1,000 residents and was 164.7% higher than the Lancaster district average (107.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Castle’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 764 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 20 cases , up 81.8% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 81.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -28.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 858 (≈ 100.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Castle ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 279 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Calkeld Lane (102 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.