Total Crime Rate

97.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 97.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Other theft 7.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kensington Road area has the 83rd lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 320th highest crime rate of 845 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 97.8 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Road (S75 2SS), the main crime hotspot is near Queen'S Avenue. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 9 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingard Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollitt Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorntree Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gawber Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lingard Court —
Apr 2026Robbery Gawber Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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