Castle ward · Lancaster. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented privately: 50% here, compared with 22% across Lancaster (27.9 percentage points higher).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 65 or over: 10% here, compared with 20.5% across Lancaster (10.5 percentage points lower).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 8.8% here, compared with 15.8% across Lancaster (7 percentage points lower).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Castle ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
1,563 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,653 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Castle ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 152 mapped crimes in September 2024; 172 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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September 2024August 2026
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Castle
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
152
83
October 2024
141
75
November 2024
129
59
December 2024
149
52
January 2025
116
64
February 2025
158
53
March 2025
123
62
April 2025
124
61
May 2025
159
68
June 2025
140
60
July 2025
121
58
August 2025
141
55
September 2025
143
51
October 2025
143
66
November 2025
125
43
December 2025
107
32
January 2026
87
30
February 2026
85
26
March 2026
128
32
April 2026
129
42
May 2026
131
38
June 2026
146
33
July 2026
167
38
August 2026
172
53
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Castle
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
557
shoplifting
319
public order
169
criminal damage arson
121
other theft
101
burglary
85
drugs
55
bicycle theft
46
vehicle crime
36
other crime
28
robbery
27
theft from the person
10
possession of weapons
9
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
