Total Crime Rate

100.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Public order 14.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Spring Street area has the 82nd highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 308th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spring Street (S70 1PB) in the last 12 months was 100.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 56.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spring Street (S70 1PB), the main crime hotspot is near Nelson Street. Police recorded 180 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Spring Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Spring Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spring Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Castle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princess Street —
Apr 2026Drugs West Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Agnes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foundry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peasehill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Nelson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Peasehill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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