Total Crime Rate
71.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Earls Chase area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 469th lowest crime rate of 1,130 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 71.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% lower than the Pontefract North average (146.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Earls Chase (WF8 1SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Millbeck View, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near De Lacy Way (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Pontefract North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Monkhill Mount | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | De Lacy Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Monkhill Mount | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | De Lacy Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | De Lacy Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | De Lacy Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | De Lacy Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Libra Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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