Total Crime Rate

140.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 140.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 86.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Keresforth Hill Road area has the 58th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 191st 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 Keresforth Hill Road (S70 6RG) in the last 12 months was 140.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.7% lower than the Central average (297.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 86.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Keresforth Hill Road (S70 6RG), the main crime hotspot is near Keresforth Court. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Keresforth Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Sykes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Caistor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ellington Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sykes Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6099 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6099 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6099 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keresforth Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keresforth Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sykes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Sykes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keresforth Court —
Apr 2026Burglary Sykes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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