Crime Rates at Crewe Road, Castleford, WF10 3JS

Crewe Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 27th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crewe Road (WF10 3JS) in the last 12 months was 544.6 per 1,000 residents and was 374.7% higher than the Airedale and Ferry Fryston average (114.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 229.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crewe Road (WF10 3JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Square, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Crescent (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.