Total Crime Rate

297.3 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 297.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 148.7 10/10
  • Other theft 31.5 10/10
  • Other crime 22.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Wakefield Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 45th 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 Wakefield Road (S71 1NT) in the last 12 months was 297.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 180.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Road (S71 1NT), the main crime hotspot is near Selby Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 16 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 Aston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Selby Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Greave —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ledbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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