Crime Rates at Welfare View, Dodworth, Barnsley, S75 3LB

Welfare View area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Dodworth , and the 331st lowest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Welfare View (S75 3LB) in the last 12 months was 61.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.2% lower than the Dodworth average (68.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welfare View (S75 3LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barnsley Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen'S Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.