Postcode · Castleford
Crime in WF10 3PU
How much crime is recorded in WF10 3PU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Airedale
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,600 (2024)
WF10 3PUCastleford
How safe is WF10 3PU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF10 3PU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 3PUNational
Violence and sexual offences8.523.6
Vehicle crime8.33.5
Burglary5.89.1
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other theft1.34.5
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime1.11.5
Public order0.74.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.