Crap Towns / Castleford / Crime

How much crime is there in Castleford?

The police recorded 138 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Castleford from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.8 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 59.7. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 133, down from 144 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	144	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	138	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	133	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	59.7	34.1
Shoplifting	15.9	7.1
Other theft	12.9	5.4
Criminal damage and arson	11.1	7.0
Public order	11.0	6.6
Vehicle crime	9.5	3.8
Burglary	6.4	3.1
Other crime	4.6	2.0
Drugs	3.4	2.4
Robbery	1.3	0.6
Possession of weapons	1.0	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.7	0.5
Theft from the person	0.7	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Knottingley	6.0 km	155
Castleford	–	138
Featherstone	4.9 km	113
Pontefract	3.8 km	111
Normanton	5.3 km	85.7
Rothwell	10.7 km	75.6
Allerton Bywater	5.1 km	64.6
Ackworth Moor Top	9.0 km	56.6
Kippax	5.7 km	54.3
Crofton	9.3 km	53.9
Garforth	8.3 km	49.2
The typical town	–	76.2