Crime Rates at Pontefract Road, Barnsley, S71 1AY

Pontefract Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 8th 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 Pontefract Road (S71 1AY) in the last 12 months was 533.1 per 1,000 residents and was 78.9% higher 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 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 83 (≈ 289.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pontefract Road (S71 1AY), the main crime hotspot is near Hanson Street. Police recorded 381 crimes here, including 181 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.