Total Crime Rate

170.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 170.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Pontefract Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 129th 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 1HS) in the last 12 months was 170.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 64.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pontefract Road (S71 1HS), the main crime hotspot is near Lord Street. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 15 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 (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lord Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elm Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elm Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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