Total Crime Rate

229.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

128.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 229.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 128.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Drugs 15.6 9/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wheatley Close area has the 27th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 845 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 229.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% lower than the Central average (297.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 128.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatley Close (S71 1QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 45 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 (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Honeywell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeywell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Honeywell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeywell Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Aqueduct Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clanricarde Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenhill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Honeywell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wentworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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