Crime Rates at Pontefract Road, Barnsley, S71 5JZ

Pontefract Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Cudworth , and the 192nd 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 5JZ) in the last 12 months was 143.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 73.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pontefract Road (S71 5JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Tumbling Lane. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.