Total Crime Rate
58.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brookside area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Castle , and the 349th highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .
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 Brookside (CA2 7JP) in the last 12 months was 58.1 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% lower than the Castle average (264.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brookside (CA2 7JP), the main crime hotspot is near Clift Street. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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