Total Crime Rate

811.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 811.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 218.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 149.0 9/10
  • Public order 125.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 102.7 10/10
  • Other theft 86.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.8 10/10
  • Other crime 26.5 10/10
  • Robbery 16.6 10/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • 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

Barnsley Road area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Wakefield South , and the 13th highest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barnsley Road (WF2 6BH) in the last 12 months was 811.3 per 1,000 residents and was 566.4% higher than the Wakefield South average (121.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 110 (≈ 364.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnsley Road (WF2 6BH), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barnsley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woolgreaves Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
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Data Sources

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