Total Crime Rate

261.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 261.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.6 10/10
  • Other theft 28.6 10/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.1 10/10
  • Robbery 14.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.5 9/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wakefield Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 55th highest crime rate of 841 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 Wakefield Road (S71 1NF) in the last 12 months was 261.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Road (S71 1NF), the main crime hotspot is near Peel Place. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wakefield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Quarry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quarry Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peel Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cawley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Peel Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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