Castle L
Middle areaNorth Belfast. 2,070 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Castle L live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Castle L
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Castle L at a rate of 151.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 128.5 per 1,000 people across Belfast.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 103 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 95 |
| Shoplifting | 28 |
| Other crime | 27 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 21 |
| Drug offences | 17 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Castle L compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Castle L safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Castle L at a rate of 151.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 128.5 per 1,000 people across Belfast.
Across Northern Ireland as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 70.2 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 33 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Castle L.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (103), anti-social behaviour (95) and shoplifting (28).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Belfast
These figures are published for the whole of Belfast, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Belfast and not Castle L alone. See Belfast
Castle L in brief
Castle L had 2,040 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Castle L live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Castle L, 97.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Castle L, 4.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.