Crime Rates at St Georges Road, Barnsley, S70 1HB

St Georges Road area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 375th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

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 St Georges Road (S70 1HB) in the last 12 months was 67.6 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% lower than the Central average (321.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 233.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Georges Road (S70 1HB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 193 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.