Total Crime Rate

182.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

133.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 182.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 133.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brunswick Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dearne North , and the 115th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brunswick Street (S63 0HY) in the last 12 months was 182.7 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% higher than the Dearne North average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 133.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 138.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brunswick Street (S63 0HY), the main crime hotspot is near Cromwell Street. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brunswick Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hanover Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Hildas Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grange Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Hildas Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Briton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Briton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Briton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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