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

Castle View 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 Castle View (CA11 9AD) 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 Castle View (CA11 9AD), the main crime hotspot is near Myers Lane. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Castle View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myers Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Castle Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Auctionmart Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Auctionmart Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myers Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft York Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Myers Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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