Total Crime Rate

53.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 33.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Earls Chase area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 343rd lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Earls Chase (WF8 1SH) in the last 12 months was 53.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% lower than the Pontefract North average (146.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Earls Chase (WF8 1SH), the main crime hotspot is near De Lacy Way. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Earls Chase area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime De Lacy Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkhill Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De Lacy Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour De Lacy Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour De Lacy Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour De Lacy Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millbeck View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millbeck View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millbeck View —
Apr 2026Public order Hawthorne Grange Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Caxton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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