Crime Rates at Fylde Close, Barnsley, S71 2SN

Fylde Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 17th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fylde Close (S71 2SN) in the last 12 months was 449.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 222.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 243.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fylde Close (S71 2SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merchant Croft, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Annes Drive (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.