Crime Rates at Rosehip Walk, Castleford, WF10 5FL

Rosehip Walk area has the 26th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 387th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Rosehip Walk (WF10 5FL) in the last 12 months was 118.1 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% higher than the Altofts and Whitwood average (108.5 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rosehip Walk (WF10 5FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westwood Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cutsyke Crest (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.