Crime Rates at Westfields, Worsbrough, Barnsley, S70 5DY

Westfields area has the 35th highest crime rate of 126 local areas in Penistone East , and the 304th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

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 Westfields (S70 5DY) in the last 12 months was 101.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.2% higher than the Penistone East average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westfields (S70 5DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edmund Street, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barley Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.