Crime Rates at Smawthorne Lane, Castleford, WF10 4ES

Smawthorne Lane area has the 48th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 349th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Smawthorne Lane (WF10 4ES) in the last 12 months was 134.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smawthorne Lane (WF10 4ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashton Street, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Smawthorne Lane (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.