Crime Rates at Doncaster Road, Barnsley, S70 1TS

Doncaster Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 65th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Doncaster Road (S70 1TS) in the last 12 months was 242.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 107.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Doncaster Road (S70 1TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sheffield Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grasmere Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.