Crime Rates at Woodside, Castleford, WF10 3RU

Woodside area has the 12th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 75th 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 Woodside (WF10 3RU) in the last 12 months was 342.5 per 1,000 residents and was 198.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 133.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodside (WF10 3RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Square, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hobart Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.