Crime Rates at Providence Court, Barnsley, S70 1LS

Providence Court area has the 31st highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Providence Court (S70 1LS) in the last 12 months was 220.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Providence Court (S70 1LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 99 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near John Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.