Crime Rates at Smawthorne Lane, Castleford, WF10 4EL

Smawthorne Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 22nd 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 Smawthorne Lane (WF10 4EL) in the last 12 months was 614.5 per 1,000 residents and was 435.6% 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 Shoplifting with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 208.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smawthorne Lane (WF10 4EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashton Street, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crowther Place (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.