Total Crime Rate

119.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 119.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kensington Road area has the 78th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 269th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kensington Road (S75 2SS) in the last 12 months was 119.8 per 1,000 residents and was 62.8% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 68.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Road (S75 2SS), 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 Kensington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Wellfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gawber Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Wellfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pollitt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pollitt Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hall Balk Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hope Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Latchmoor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prince Arthur Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbury Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Greenfoot Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenfoot Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorntree Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church View —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church View —
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Data Sources

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