Crime Rates at Hope Street West, Castleford, WF10 5RL

Hope Street West area has the 30th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 413th highest crime rate of 1,126 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 Hope Street West (WF10 5RL) in the last 12 months was 111.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hope Street West (WF10 5RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crowther Place (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.