Crime Rates at Birchen Close, Castleford, WF10 5EP

Birchen Close area has the 36th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 464th 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 Birchen Close (WF10 5EP) in the last 12 months was 104.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% lower than the Altofts and Whitwood average (121.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchen Close (WF10 5EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dunniwood Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pasture Way (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.