Crime Rates at Sheldrake Road, Castleford, WF10 5SL

Sheldrake Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 114 local areas in Altofts and Whitwood , and the 303rd 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 Sheldrake Road (WF10 5SL) in the last 12 months was 143.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 105.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheldrake Road (WF10 5SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A639, where police recorded 215 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gannet Close (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.