Crime Rates at Pontefract Road, Barnsley, S71 5QA

Pontefract Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Cudworth , and the 168th highest crime rate of 845 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 Pontefract Road (S71 5QA) in the last 12 months was 146.1 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% higher than the Cudworth average (94.0 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 Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pontefract Road (S71 5QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wycombe Street, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lang Crescent (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.