Crime Rates at Westfield Street, Barnsley, S70 6EZ

Westfield Street area has the 79th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 311th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westfield Street (S70 6EZ) in the last 12 months was 105.3 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 49.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westfield Street (S70 6EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Summer Street. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.