Crime Rates at Woodside, Castleford, WF10 3RU

Woodside area has the 11th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 51st highest crime rate of 1,126 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 378.0 per 1,000 residents and was 193.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 129.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% 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 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hobart Road (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.