Total Crime Rate

33.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 33.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Public order 8.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Robbery 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 · 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 10th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Wakefield South , and the 192nd lowest crime rate of 1,130 local areas in Wakefield .

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 Barnsley Road (WF2 6EN) in the last 12 months was 33.2 per 1,000 residents and was 72.7% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnsley Road (WF2 6EN), the main crime hotspot is near Woodcroft. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 18 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lovaine Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Wickets Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cleevethorpe Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Wickets Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleevethorpe Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Wickets Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinfold Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinfold Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pinfold Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pinfold Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pinfold Grove —
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Data Sources

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