Crime Rates at Melville Drive, Castleford, WF10 5FT

Melville Drive area has the 39th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 511th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melville Drive (WF10 5FT) in the last 12 months was 94.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 56.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melville Drive (WF10 5FT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plumpton Crescent, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westwood Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.