Postcode · Castleford
Crime in WF10 5DF
How much crime is recorded in WF10 5DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Castleford West
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,273 (2024)
WF10 5DFCastleford
How safe is WF10 5DF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF10 5DF 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
40.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 5DFNational
Violence and sexual offences30.123.6
Burglary10.09.1
Criminal damage and arson9.24.7
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Other theft5.34.5
Public order4.94.6
Other crime3.11.5
Shoplifting2.98.4
Drugs1.42.4
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.