Crime Rates at Wingfield Road, Athersley South, Barnsley, S71 3PR

Wingfield Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in St Helens , and the 264th 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 Wingfield Road (S71 3PR) in the last 12 months was 120.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wingfield Road (S71 3PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kirkby Avenue, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rufford Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.