Crime Rates at William Street, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 8JZ

William Street area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Darfield , and the 423rd lowest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around William Street (S73 8JZ) in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% lower than the Darfield average (110.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Street (S73 8JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Street, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Summer Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.