Total Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 45.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 19.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 Hill area has the 15th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Catterick Village & Brompton-on-Swale , and the 877th highest crime rate of 2,067 local areas in North Yorkshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Hill (DL8 4RD) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% higher than the Catterick Village & Brompton-on-Swale average (40.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Hill (DL8 4RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Castle Hill, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Back Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Castle Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Church Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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