Crime Rates at Hastings Crescent, Castleford, WF10 3EN

Hastings Crescent area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 511th highest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hastings Crescent (WF10 3EN) in the last 12 months was 90.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hastings Crescent (WF10 3EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Milnes Grove, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wheatcroft (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.