Total Crime Rate

297.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.8 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 297.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 170.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 49.5 8/10
  • Other theft 27.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 24.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Castle Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Berwick North , and the 54th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

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 Drive (TD15 1NU) in the last 12 months was 297.2 per 1,000 residents and was 165.9% higher than the Berwick North average (111.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Drive (TD15 1NU), the main crime hotspot is near Westfield Avenue. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Magdalene Drive —
Apr 2026Burglary Westfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Westfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Westfield Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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