Total Crime Rate

167.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 167.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.0 10/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Other crime 13.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wellfield Gardens area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Royston , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellfield Gardens (S71 4FS) in the last 12 months was 167.0 per 1,000 residents and was 80.0% higher than the Royston average (92.8 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 75.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellfield Gardens (S71 4FS), the main crime hotspot is near Strawberry Gardens. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellfield Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Ruston Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Milgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Midland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Midland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Midland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellfield Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Milgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Filey Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Arundel Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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