Crime Rates at Wakefield Road, Barnsley, S71 1TD

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 1TD) 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 1TD), 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.