Total Crime Rate

158.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.1 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 158.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.4 10/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Fitzwilliam Street area has the 51st highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 148th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fitzwilliam Street (S70 2NL) in the last 12 months was 158.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 66.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fitzwilliam Street (S70 2NL), 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 Fitzwilliam Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Plumber Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Churchfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Drugs Churchfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Churchfield Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckden Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Churchfield Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Churchfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfield Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfield Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plumber Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pitt Street West —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingard Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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