Total Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Windermere Road area has the 65th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 377th highest crime rate of 845 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 Windermere Road (S71 1EF) in the last 12 months was 87.3 per 1,000 residents and was 70.7% lower than the Central average (297.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windermere Road (S71 1EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A628, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queens Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Windermere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windermere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bala Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bala Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Peter'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windermere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windermere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carey Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carey Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakwell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakwell Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakwell Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rockingham Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakwell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Market Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bala Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A628 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A628 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A628 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A628 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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