Castleford Town
Middle areaNorth east Wakefield. 9,032 people in 3.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 90% of people in Castleford Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Castleford Town
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Castleford Town at a rate of 210.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 116.1 per 1,000 people across Wakefield.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 642 |
| Other crime | 390 |
| Shoplifting | 245 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 202 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 131 |
| Vehicle crime | 115 |
| Drug offences | 74 |
| Burglary | 70 |
| Robbery | 21 |
| Theft from the person | 12 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Castleford Town compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Castleford Town safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Castleford Town at a rate of 210.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 116.1 per 1,000 people across Wakefield.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 140 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Castleford Town.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (642), other crime (390) and shoplifting (245).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Wakefield
These figures are published for the whole of Wakefield, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Wakefield and not Castleford Town alone. See Wakefield
Castleford Town in brief
The median price paid for a home in Castleford Town was £150,000 in 2025.
Castleford Town had 8,669 usual residents at the census.
About 90% of people in Castleford Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Castleford Town, 95.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.