Total Crime Rate

242.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.0 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 242.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 107.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.9 9/10
  • Burglary 24.7 10/10
  • Public order 24.7 10/10
  • Other crime 20.6 10/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sheffield Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 65th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sheffield Road (S70 1HS) in the last 12 months was 242.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% lower than the Central average (297.9 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 Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 107.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheffield Road (S70 1HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 150 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sheffield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Burleigh Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakwell Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakwell Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakwell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Brinckman Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beech Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bala Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wilkinson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burleigh Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckley Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Freeman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Buckley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Buckley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denison Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burleigh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Burleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Peter'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wesley Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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