Crime Rates at Lancaster Street, Castleford, WF10 2NP

Lancaster Street area has the 37th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 220th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lancaster Street (WF10 2NP) in the last 12 months was 174.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% higher than the Airedale and Ferry Fryston average (128.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 112.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Street (WF10 2NP), the main crime hotspot is near Hobart Road. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.