Total Crime Rate

68.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 68.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pontefract Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Cudworth , and the 378th lowest crime rate of 845 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 (S72 8BE) in the last 12 months was 68.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% lower than the Cudworth average (94.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pontefract Road (S72 8BE), the main crime hotspot is near Newington Avenue. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pontefract Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montague Street —
Apr 2026Public order Birkdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pontefract Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pontefract Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Crosby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Three Nooks Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime School Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Montague Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Newington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newington Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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