Total Crime Rate

96.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 96.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Welbeck Street area has the 79th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 330th highest crime rate of 845 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 96.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.6% lower than the Central average (297.9 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welbeck Street (S75 2BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Springfield Street. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gawber Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Gawber Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welbeck Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welbeck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorntree Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Stock'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summer Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Summer Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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