Crime Rates at Church Street, Barnsley, S70 2AB

Church Street area has the highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (S70 2AB) in the last 12 months was 7807.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2520.6% higher 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 432 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 7 cases , up 40.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -31.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 633 (≈ 3478.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (S70 2AB), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 506 crimes here, including 288 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.