Total Crime Rate
101.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
54.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barnsley Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Hoober , and the 324th highest crime rate of 869 local areas in Rotherham .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Barnsley Road (S63 6DZ) in the last 12 months was 101.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% lower than the Hoober average (107.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -4.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barnsley Road (S63 6DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Rotherham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Burns Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Victoria Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Victoria Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Garden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Co-Operative Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Co-Operative Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Melton High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Stokewell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Princess Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burns Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burns Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oak Lea Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Lea Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnsley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Barnsley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Crescent | Under investigation |
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