Crime Rates at Smawthorne Avenue, Castleford, WF10 5BE

Smawthorne Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Airedale and Ferry Fryston , and the 50th 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 Avenue (WF10 5BE) in the last 12 months was 404.3 per 1,000 residents and was 252.4% 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 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 272.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smawthorne Avenue (WF10 5BE), 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.