Total Crime Rate
81.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mill Chase Gardens area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Wakefield North , and the 560th lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mill Chase Gardens (WF2 9SP) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% lower than the Wakefield North average (167.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 84.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mill Chase Gardens (WF2 9SP), the main crime hotspot is near Phoenix Court. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wakefield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Homestead Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Phoenix Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Phoenix Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Phoenix Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Phoenix Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Phoenix Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Phoenix Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Phoenix Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kemp'S Bridge | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrass Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfair Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfair Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfair Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawefield Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Waterhouse Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Plumpton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Phoenix Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | West Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Clarence Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Homestead Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stafford Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Point | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Point | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alverthorpe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Harcourt Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Harcourt Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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