Total Crime Rate

37.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 37.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 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
  • Robbery 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 Close area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Caddington , and the 360th lowest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

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 Close (LU6 1QJ) in the last 12 months was 37.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% lower than the Caddington average (59.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Close (LU6 1QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Castle Hill Road. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Close area

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Data Sources

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