Postcode · Castleford
Crime in WF10 5PN
How much crime is recorded in WF10 5PN, 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
- 2,198 (2024)
WF10 5PNCastleford
How safe is WF10 5PN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF10 5PN 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
35.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 5PNNational
Violence and sexual offences24.023.6
Burglary12.39.1
Vehicle crime7.33.5
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Public order4.04.6
Other theft3.54.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Shoplifting2.58.4
Other crime1.91.5
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 109% 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.