Total Crime Rate

122.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.7 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 122.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Croft Road area has the 67th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 236th 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 Croft Road (S70 3AX) in the last 12 months was 122.6 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 67.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croft Road (S70 3AX), the main crime hotspot is near Ash Grove. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Croft Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Colley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calder Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerald Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Neville Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birk Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Colley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Colley Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calder Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calder Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheaf Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calder Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malcolm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malcolm Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Colley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ash Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Colley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerald Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Colley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerald Walk Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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