Total Crime Rate

7807.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3478.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 7807.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 3478.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2373.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1587.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 956.0 10/10
  • Public order 829.7 10/10
  • Other theft 533.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 445.1 10/10
  • Drugs 258.2 10/10
  • Robbery 219.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 181.3 10/10
  • Burglary 170.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 82.4 10/10
  • Other crime 76.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 55.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 38.5 10/10
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

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 2AH) 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 2AH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/116)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caxton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caxton Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caxton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caxton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Royal Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Royal Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Royal Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Churchfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Churchfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Churchfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Churchfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Churchfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Churchfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Churchfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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