Crime Rates at Castle Syke View, Pontefract, WF8 4LY

Castle Syke View area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 421st lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Syke View (WF8 4LY) in the last 12 months was 62.9 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% lower than the Pontefract North average (146.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Syke View (WF8 4LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sorrel Mews, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poppy Fields Way (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.