Crime Rates at Robin Close, Pontefract, WF8 1SQ

Robin Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Pontefract North , and the 83rd lowest crime rate of 1,126 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Robin Close (WF8 1SQ) in the last 12 months was 20.5 per 1,000 residents and was 86.0% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Robin Close (WF8 1SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near De Lacy Way, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Monkhill Drive (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.