Total Crime Rate

60.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 60.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 16.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.6 3/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle 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
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 41st lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 322nd lowest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kensington Road (S75 2TX) in the last 12 months was 60.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.9% lower than the Central average (297.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Road (S75 2TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lingard Court, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wellfield Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kensington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 2026Public order Cockerham Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingard Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lingard Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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