Total Crime Rate

100.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 100.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 78.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sackville Street area has the 83rd highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 309th 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 Sackville Street (S70 2DB) in the last 12 months was 100.6 per 1,000 residents and was 66.2% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 78.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sackville Street (S70 2DB), the main crime hotspot is near Churchfield. Police recorded 224 crimes here, including 93 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sackville Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plumber Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Plumber Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Churchfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Churchfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Churchfield Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Churchfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Churchfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Churchfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckden Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Race Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Churchfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Churchfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Churchfield Local resolution

Data Sources

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