Postcode · Castleford
Crime in WF10 4RT
How much crime is recorded in WF10 4RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Glasshoughton
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,491 (2024)
WF10 4RTCastleford
How safe is WF10 4RT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF10 4RT area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
106
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 4RTNational
Shoplifting26.98.4
Violence and sexual offences24.823.6
Burglary19.39.1
Other theft17.04.5
Public order8.14.6
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Other crime4.01.5
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Robbery2.61.4
Drugs2.02.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 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.