Crime Rates at Love Lane, Castleford, WF10 5RX

Love Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 42nd 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 Love Lane (WF10 5RX) in the last 12 months was 422.4 per 1,000 residents and was 247.8% higher 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 263.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Love Lane (WF10 5RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crowther Place, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gannet Close (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.