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Crime in WF10 5RX

How much crime is recorded in WF10 5RX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Castleford West
Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,561 (2024)
Crime

How safe is WF10 5RX

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 75.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the WF10 5RX area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
75.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
116
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 5RXNational
Violence and sexual offences54.923.6
Burglary15.09.1
Anti-social behaviour11.510.7
Vehicle crime10.93.5
Other theft9.44.5
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Public order4.34.6
Other crime4.01.5
Drugs3.12.4
Shoplifting3.08.4
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Robbery1.41.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 10% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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