Total Crime Rate

43.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 43.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 34.6 6/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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 Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Plumstead , and the 140th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Broadland .

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 Street (NR12 8AB) in the last 12 months was 43.3 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% higher than the Plumstead average (38.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Street (NR12 8AB), the main crime hotspot is near Preston Close. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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