Total Crime Rate

84.0 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Charles Street area has the 69th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 382nd highest crime rate of 841 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 Charles Street (S70 1RB) in the last 12 months was 84.0 per 1,000 residents and was 73.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (β‰ˆ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Street (S70 1RB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 193 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Charles Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft George Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Foundry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St George'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Agnes Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Agnes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foundry Street β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Foundry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Providence Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A6133 β€”
Sep 2025Public order A6133 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A6133 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary California Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St George'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longcar Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bailey Croft β€”

Data Sources

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