This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.64 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.64 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Castle
Crime trends · Castle
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
250
YoY stable
ASB
138
YoY +22%
Vehicle Crime
22
YoY -35%
Burglary
25
YoY +14%
Criminal damage
45
YoY stable
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Drugs
47
YoY +68%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · drugs up sharply · asb rising
869
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Castle
Ethnicity
Total residents: 24,468
White Brit.43.7%
Indian11.8%
Other White11.5%
African8.9%
Chinese4.0%
+ 9 other groups · 20.2%
Religion
Total residents: 24,463
No religion39.4%
Christian28.9%
Muslim11.7%
Not answered10.4%
Hindu5.3%
+ 1 other religions · 4.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 24,511
20–2435.6%
25–3419.0%
16–1914.3%
35–4911.6%
50–648.1%
+ 5 other age groups · 11.4%
Households
Total households: 8,932
Other40.0%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over15.9%
Cohabiting couple family: No children11.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children5.8%
