Total Crime Rate

383.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

164.2 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 383.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 164.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 109.5 10/10
  • Public order 44.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 39.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.9 10/10
  • Other theft 24.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Castlegate area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Berwick East , and the 30th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castlegate (TD15 1JS) in the last 12 months was 383.1 per 1,000 residents and was 351.1% higher than the Berwick East average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 164.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castlegate (TD15 1JS), the main crime hotspot is near Marygate. Police recorded 24 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 Castlegate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ivy Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sally Port —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tweed Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Ivy Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bridge End Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Railway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greenside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brucegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brucegate —
Apr 2026Other crime Castlegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Scott'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ivy Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tweed Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sally Port —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sally Port —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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