Crime Rates at Pontefract Road, Barnsley, S71 5HR

Pontefract Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Cudworth , and the 61st 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 Pontefract Road (S71 5HR) in the last 12 months was 250.9 per 1,000 residents and was 179.1% higher than the Cudworth average (89.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 111.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pontefract Road (S71 5HR), the main crime hotspot is near The Close. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.