Crime Rates at Wakefield Road, Barnsley, S71 1RP

Wakefield Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in St Helens , and the 300th 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 1RP) in the last 12 months was 108.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% lower than the St Helens average (143.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 77.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Road (S71 1RP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 302 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.