Total Crime Rate

65.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 65.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Castle Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ongar , and the 158th highest crime rate of 376 local areas in Epping Forest .

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 Castle Street (CM5 9JS) in the last 12 months was 65.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% higher than the Ongar average (63.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Street (CM5 9JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carters Yard, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Banson'S Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carters Yard —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carters Yard —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carters Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carters Yard —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carters Yard —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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