Crime Rates at Wilthorpe Crescent, Barnsley, S75 1EJ

Wilthorpe Crescent area has the 57th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 188th highest crime rate of 845 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 Wilthorpe Crescent (S75 1EJ) in the last 12 months was 141.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% lower than the Central average (297.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilthorpe Crescent (S75 1EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wilthorpe Green, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wilthorpe Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.