Total Crime Rate

65.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 65.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 51.7 8/10
  • Public order 27.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Carnforth Road area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 362nd lowest crime rate of 845 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 Carnforth Road (S71 2RB) in the last 12 months was 65.5 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% lower than the Central average (297.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carnforth Road (S71 2RB), the main crime hotspot is near Silverdale Drive. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Carnforth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michaels Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silverdale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Furness Dene Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Preston Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Preston Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Formby Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Preston Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowlands Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carr Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lytham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heysham Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Michaels Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blundell Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ainsdale Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blundell Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Merchant Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Merchant Croft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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