Total Crime Rate

219.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.6 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 219.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 109.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.7 9/10
  • Public order 22.8 9/10
  • Burglary 18.3 10/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Heelis Street area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

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 Heelis Street (S70 1LB) in the last 12 months was 219.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 109.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heelis Street (S70 1LB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 165 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heelis Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wesley Street
Apr 2026Burglary Buckley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Thomas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burleigh Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Burleigh Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckley Court
Apr 2026Burglary Buckley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Freeman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burleigh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Burleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duke Crescent
Apr 2026Other theft Duke Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheffield Road
Apr 2026Drugs Providence Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Providence Court Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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