Castle ward · Cambridge. 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: 42% here, compared with 31% across Cambridge (10.4 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 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 62.9% here, compared with 55.8% across Cambridge (7.1 percentage points higher).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
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.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 16% here, compared with 23% across Cambridge (6.5 percentage points lower).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
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.
347 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 352 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: 40 mapped crimes in September 2024; 26 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Castle
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
40
11
October 2024
26
12
November 2024
38
11
December 2024
27
7
January 2025
37
13
February 2025
16
9
March 2025
36
13
April 2025
26
7
May 2025
21
9
June 2025
23
16
July 2025
24
3
August 2025
38
10
September 2025
31
4
October 2025
20
9
November 2025
32
4
December 2025
16
4
January 2026
31
5
February 2026
22
2
March 2026
45
3
April 2026
25
5
May 2026
34
6
June 2026
37
7
July 2026
28
3
August 2026
26
9
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Castle
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
105
vehicle crime
49
other theft
38
bicycle theft
35
criminal damage arson
25
public order
24
shoplifting
21
burglary
15
other crime
13
drugs
10
possession of weapons
7
theft from the person
3
robbery
2
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.
