Crime Rate in Castleford Central and Glasshoughton, ward

Castleford Central and Glasshoughton has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Wakefield district and the 538th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 44th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Castleford Central and Glasshoughton in the last 12 months was 160.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% higher than the Wakefield district average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Castleford Central and Glasshoughton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 956 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 11 cases , down -31.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 23.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,208 (≈ 65.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Castleford Central and Glasshoughton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near A639, with 208 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (76 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.