Total Crime Rate

39.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.6 5/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pontefract Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Cudworth , and the 187th lowest crime rate of 841 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 Pontefract Road (S71 5JW) in the last 12 months was 39.2 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pontefract Road (S71 5JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Friars Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Priory Place (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pontefract Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Priory Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Priory Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friars Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxencroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxencroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Darrington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darrington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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