Total Crime Rate

109.7 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Welbeck Street area has the 84th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 297th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Welbeck Street (S75 2BZ) in the last 12 months was 109.7 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% lower than the Central average (321.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (β‰ˆ 61.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welbeck Street (S75 2BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Queen'S Avenue. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Welbeck Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prince Arthur Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Springfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Springfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Summer Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stock'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wellfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Summer Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hope Street β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Summer Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summer Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Johnson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Wellfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Green Top Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Green Top Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Green Top Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Top Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorntree Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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