Crime Rates at Leake Street, Castleford, WF10 4JS

Leake Street area has the 45th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 278th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leake Street (WF10 4JS) in the last 12 months was 159.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 75.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leake Street (WF10 4JS), the main crime hotspot is near Parklands. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.