Total Crime Rate

314.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

142.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 314.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 142.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.6 10/10
  • Public order 26.7 10/10
  • Other theft 23.7 10/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.9 9/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 8th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Brampton , and the 16th highest crime rate of 572 local areas in Huntingdonshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Hill (PE29 3AS) in the last 12 months was 314.5 per 1,000 residents and was 270.6% higher than the Brampton average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -4.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 142.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Hill (PE29 3AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 203 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (72 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 (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Castle Hill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Moat Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castle Moat Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castle Moat Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Moat Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Castle Moat Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Mary'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Castle Hill Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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