Total Crime Rate

138.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 138.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 69.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.1 10/10
  • Drugs 17.3 9/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in East Marsh , and the 154th highest crime rate of 515 local areas in North East Lincolnshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Street (DN32 7LB) in the last 12 months was 138.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% lower than the East Marsh average (298.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 69.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Street (DN32 7LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queen Mary Avenue, where police recorded 436 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harold Street (74 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Mary Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Mary Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Mary Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodyard Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodyard Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodyard Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Woodyard Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Woodyard Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodyard Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Mary Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Mary Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Mary Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Mary Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Mary Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Mary Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Mary Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Woodyard Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Freeston Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Freeston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freeston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Mary Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Mary Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Mary Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Mary Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Mary Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Mary Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Mary Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutland Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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