Crime Rates at Shambles Street, Barnsley, S70 2SW

Shambles Street area has the highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the highest crime rate of 841 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 Shambles Street (S70 2SW) in the last 12 months was 7945.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2369.2% higher 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 433 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , down -37.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 44.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 676 (≈ 3714.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shambles Street (S70 2SW), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 563 crimes here, including 300 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.