Total Crime Rate

165.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.1 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 165.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 60.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.0 9/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Keresforth Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Dodworth , and the 136th 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 Keresforth Road (S75 3ED) in the last 12 months was 165.2 per 1,000 residents and was 142.6% higher than the Dodworth average (68.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 60.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 123.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Keresforth Road (S75 3ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Saville Road, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Green Lane (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Keresforth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Saville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smithy Wood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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