Total Crime Rate

436.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

227.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 436.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 227.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 177.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 100.0 9/10
  • Public order 45.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Penrith North , and the 13th highest crime rate of 770 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castlegate (CA11 7JD) in the last 12 months was 436.4 per 1,000 residents and was 950.2% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 227.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castlegate (CA11 7JD), the main crime hotspot is near Little Dockray. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Castlegate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Corn Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Dockray Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Little Dockray Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Hill Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Myers Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myers Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myers Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Little Dockray Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Little Dockray Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Dockray Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Dockray Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castlegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castlegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castlegate Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Watson Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Auctionmart Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Corn Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corn Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corn Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Little Dockray Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Castle Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Two Lions Square Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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