Crime Rates at Castle Street, Barnsley, S70 1NT

Castle Street area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 384th lowest crime rate of 845 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 Castle Street (S70 1NT) in the last 12 months was 69.8 per 1,000 residents and was 76.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Street (S70 1NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 99 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spring Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.