Total Crime Rate

53.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.2 3/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Willow Bank area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 301st lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willow Bank (S71 1PF) in the last 12 months was 53.9 per 1,000 residents and was 83.2% lower than the Central average (321.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Bank (S71 1PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodstock Gardens, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roundacre (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Willow Bank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Devonshire Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodstock Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Latchmoor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Devonshire Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Devonshire Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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