Total Crime Rate

96.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 96.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 21.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Robbery 10.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Wakefield Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Darton East , and the 336th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wakefield Road (S75 6DJ) in the last 12 months was 96.1 per 1,000 residents and was 69.6% higher than the Darton East average (56.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 195.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Road (S75 6DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Clifton Avenue. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wakefield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6131 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirkstall Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Thorne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheerien Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheerien Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kirkstall Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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