Total Crime Rate
22.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Castle Terrace area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Wakefield South , and the 118th lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Terrace (WF2 6AZ) in the last 12 months was 22.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.3% lower than the Wakefield South average (121.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Castle Terrace (WF2 6AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barnsley Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wakefield South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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