Crime Rates at Sheffield Road, Barnsley, S70 1JB

Sheffield Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 48th highest crime rate of 841 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 1JB) in the last 12 months was 279.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 127.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheffield Road (S70 1JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sheffield Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hornby Mews (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.