Total Crime Rate

45.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 45.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Keresforth Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Dodworth , and the 236th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Keresforth Road (S75 3NX) in the last 12 months was 45.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% lower than the Dodworth average (67.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Keresforth Road (S75 3NX), the main crime hotspot is near Green Lane. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Keresforth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Gilroyd Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Locke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Rockingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilroyd Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gilroyd Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gilroyd Lane —
Sep 2025Drugs Gilroyd Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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