Total Crime Rate

214.0 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 214.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.2 8/10
  • Drugs 15.6 9/10
  • Other crime 15.6 10/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wheatley Close area has the 31st highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 84th 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 Wheatley Close (S71 1QJ) in the last 12 months was 214.0 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 124.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 68.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatley Close (S71 1QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wheatley Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Wentworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canal Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honeywell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smithies Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canal Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honeywell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smithies Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aqueduct Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Smithies Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clanricarde Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halifax Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Halifax Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windham Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pleasant View Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Pleasant View Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honeywell Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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