Total Crime Rate

43.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 43.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 25.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Castlegate Mews 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 Castlegate Mews (CA11 7JA) 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 Castlegate Mews (CA11 7JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Court (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Castlegate Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Angel Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Queen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Queen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Auctionmart Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corn Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castlegate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Princes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Little Dockray Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castlegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Little Dockray Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Auctionmart Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Watson Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Market Court Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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