Total Crime Rate
79.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Peters Terrace area has the 64th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 407th highest 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 Peters Terrace (S70 1JG) in the last 12 months was 79.4 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Peters Terrace (S70 1JG), 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.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gold Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quarry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Copper Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gold Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clifton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Victoria Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Corporation Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oakwell Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakwell Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Oakwell Vale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Commercial Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Osborne Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Quarry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakwell Vale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Commercial Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dalton Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheffield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dalton Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hornby Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sheffield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dalton Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sheffield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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