Crime Rates at Castle Foundry, Penrith, CA11 7DH

Castle Foundry area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Penrith North , and the 312th highest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Foundry (CA11 7DH) in the last 12 months was 43.8 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% higher than the Penrith North average (41.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Foundry (CA11 7DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Little Dockray (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.