Crime Rates at Rock Street, Barnsley, S70 2NX

Rock Street area has the 71st highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 231st highest crime rate of 841 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 Rock Street (S70 2NX) in the last 12 months was 128.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.9% lower than the Central average (321.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 100.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rock Street (S70 2NX), the main crime hotspot is near Churchfield. Police recorded 275 crimes here, including 114 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.