Total Crime Rate

168.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 168.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pontefract Road area has the 49th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pontefract Road (S71 1EZ) in the last 12 months was 168.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 76.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pontefract Road (S71 1EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Junction Street. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pontefract Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dalton Terrace —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Osborne Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dalton Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Osborne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seth Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Seth Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oakwell Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakwell Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Oakwell Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakwell Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dalton Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Junction Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gold Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Gold Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Junction Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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