Postcode · Castleford
Crime in WF10 3EB
How much crime is recorded in WF10 3EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Airedale
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,563 (2024)
WF10 3EBCastleford
How safe is WF10 3EB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 53.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF10 3EB area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
53.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
WF10 3EBNational
Violence and sexual offences29.023.6
Burglary21.69.1
Vehicle crime15.03.5
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Criminal damage and arson8.64.7
Other theft7.24.5
Other crime3.61.5
Public order2.74.6
Drugs1.72.4
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.