Crime Rate in Central, ward

Central has the highest crime rate of 21 wards in Barnsley district and the 95th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 7th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Central in the last 12 months was 321.8 per 1,000 residents and was 185.8% higher than the Barnsley district average (112.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,304 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 9 cases , down -43.8% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 26.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,942 (≈ 143.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Central ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 563 crimes here, including 300 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.