Crime Rates at Wentworth Street, Barnsley, S71 1JW

Wentworth Street area has the 81st highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 288th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wentworth Street (S71 1JW) in the last 12 months was 112.5 per 1,000 residents and was 65.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 58.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wentworth Street (S71 1JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windham Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Honeywell Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.