Total Crime Rate
26.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Paddock View area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 126th lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Paddock View (WF10 3TL) in the last 12 months was 26.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Paddock View (WF10 3TL), 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.
View Crime In Castleford Central and Glasshoughton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Broomhill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Henry Moore Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatcroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatcroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatcroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatcroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wheatcroft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wheatcroft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milnes Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Airedale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Henry Moore Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Henry Moore Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Henry Moore Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Henry Moore Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Henry Moore Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Holywell Mount | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Milnes Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hawthorne Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Broomhill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Queens Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broomhill | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Redhill Drive | — |
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