Crime Rates at Blenheim Road, Barnsley, S70 6BA

Blenheim Road area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 375th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

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 Blenheim Road (S70 6BA) in the last 12 months was 67.6 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% lower than the Central average (321.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 233.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blenheim Road (S70 6BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 193 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nelson Street (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.