Crime Rates at Worsbrough Road, Birdwell, Barnsley, S70 5RF

Worsbrough Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoyland Milton , and the 211th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Worsbrough Road (S70 5RF) in the last 12 months was 130.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% higher than the Hoyland Milton average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Worsbrough Road (S70 5RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Falcon Drive (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.