Postcode · Castleford
Crime in WF10 5PL
How much crime is recorded in WF10 5PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Streethouse & Sharlston Common
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,740 (2024)
WF10 5PLCastleford
How safe is WF10 5PL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF10 5PL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 5PLNational
Violence and sexual offences17.823.6
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Burglary7.79.1
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Public order2.14.6
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Other theft1.24.5
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 50% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.