Crime Rates at Willow Road, Castleford, WF10 5AR

Willow Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 21st highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willow Road (WF10 5AR) in the last 12 months was 615.4 per 1,000 residents and was 436.4% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 294.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Road (WF10 5AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashton Street, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leeds Road (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.