Total Crime Rate

135.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 135.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.2 8/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wilson Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Castle , and the 116th highest crime rate of 917 local areas in Cumberland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wilson Street (CA2 7PD) in the last 12 months was 135.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.6% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 78.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilson Street (CA2 7PD), 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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Crime Over Time in Wilson Street area

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Data Sources

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