# Crime and justice in Castle Point The south of the East of England. 90,613 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 45 square kilometres. 13 layers about crime and justice for Castle Point, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england) ## Is Castle Point safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Castle Point at a rate of 62.3 per 1,000 people. That compares with 80.2 per 1,000 people across East of England. Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people. In August 2026 alone, 506 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Castle Point. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,404), other crime (883) and anti-social behaviour (866). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Castle Point was 60.3 per 1,000 people. 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. ## Recorded crime rate Castle Point: **62.3 per 1,000** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Published 30 September 2026. In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Castle Point at a rate of 62.3 per 1,000 people. That compares with 80.2 per 1,000 people across East of England. - Against East of England: 22% lower (80.2 per 1,000) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime-rate?place=E07000069) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/recorded-crime-rate) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/east-of-england) · https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point/crime#l-crime-rate ## Crime and anti-social behaviour Castle Point: **506** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E07000069) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/recorded-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point/crime#l-crime-count ## Anti-social behaviour Castle Point: **866** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/anti-social-behaviour?place=E07000069) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/anti-social-behaviour) · https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point/crime#l-crime-anti-social ## Burglary Castle Point: **199** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/burglary?place=E07000069) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/burglary) · https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point/crime#l-crime-burglary ## Criminal damage and arson Castle Point: **526** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/criminal-damage-and-arson?place=E07000069) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/criminal-damage-and-arson) · https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point/crime#l-crime-damage ## Drug offences Castle Point: **167** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/drug-offences?place=E07000069) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/drug-offences) · https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point/crime#l-crime-drugs ## Other crime Castle Point: **883** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/other-crime?place=E07000069) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/other-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point/crime#l-crime-other ## Robbery Castle Point: **37** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/robbery?place=E07000069) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/robbery) · https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point/crime#l-crime-robbery ## Shoplifting Castle Point: **305** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/shoplifting?place=E07000069) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/shoplifting) · https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point/crime#l-crime-shoplifting ## Theft from the person Castle Point: **20** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/theft-from-the-person?place=E07000069) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/theft-from-the-person) · https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point/crime#l-crime-theft-person ## Vehicle crime Castle Point: **237** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/vehicle-crime?place=E07000069) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/vehicle-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point/crime#l-crime-vehicle ## Violence and sexual offences Castle Point: **2,404** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/violence-and-sexual-offences?place=E07000069) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/violence-and-sexual-offences) · https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point/crime#l-crime-violence ## Street-level crime Map point level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only. Source: Police.uk. Published as points, so there is no single figure for Castle Point. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?place=E07000069) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point/crime#l-street-crime ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point/housing) (17) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point/people) (24) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point/deprivation) (8) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point/environment) (9) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point/connectivity) (5) - [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point/planning) (3) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point/economy) (4) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point/council-tax) (10) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point/sources) (28) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E07000069/data?family=crime ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point/crime, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point/crime#l-crime-rate. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/castle-point/crime