Castleford West
Middle areaNorth east Wakefield. 10,232 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Castleford West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Castleford West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Castleford West at a rate of 107.6 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 | 491 |
| Other crime | 196 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 99 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 91 |
| Shoplifting | 70 |
| Vehicle crime | 63 |
| Burglary | 42 |
| Drug offences | 26 |
| Robbery | 20 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Castleford West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Castleford West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Castleford West at a rate of 107.6 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, 113 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Castleford West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (491), other crime (196) and criminal damage and arson (99).
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 West alone. See Wakefield
Castleford West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Castleford West was £172,500 in 2025.
Castleford West had 9,755 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Castleford West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Castleford West, 98.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.