Castleford Central & Glasshoughton ward · Wakefield. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented privately: 23% here, compared with 15% across Wakefield (7.7 percentage points higher).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 15% here, compared with 22% across Wakefield (6.6 percentage points lower).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 19.1% here, compared with 24.3% across Wakefield (5.2 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Castleford Central & Glasshoughton ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
3,287 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 3,677 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Castleford Central & Glasshoughton ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 287 mapped crimes in September 2024; 260 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Castleford Central & Glasshoughton
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
287
11
October 2024
286
49
November 2024
295
39
December 2024
318
19
January 2025
294
15
February 2025
279
20
March 2025
384
29
April 2025
324
28
May 2025
331
30
June 2025
268
24
July 2025
336
24
August 2025
275
28
September 2025
281
40
October 2025
312
41
November 2025
249
39
December 2025
222
29
January 2026
286
27
February 2026
265
34
March 2026
303
34
April 2026
266
23
May 2026
283
32
June 2026
280
56
July 2026
280
44
August 2026
260
38
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Castleford Central & Glasshoughton
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
1,158
shoplifting
515
other theft
393
public order
264
vehicle crime
235
criminal damage arson
224
other crime
136
burglary
134
drugs
109
robbery
52
possession of weapons
27
bicycle theft
22
theft from the person
18
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
