Total Crime Rate

81.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.4 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 81.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Castlegate area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Berwick North , and the 366th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castlegate (TD15 1LF) in the last 12 months was 81.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% lower than the Berwick North average (111.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castlegate (TD15 1LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ivy Place, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castlegate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tweed Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Railway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greenside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brucegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brucegate —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ivy Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tweed Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ivy Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ivy Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Castlegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Scott'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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