Total Crime Rate

125.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 125.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Other theft 12.6 8/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Colley Crescent area has the 76th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 244th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Colley Crescent (S70 3BB) in the last 12 months was 125.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -90.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -90.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 57.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colley Crescent (S70 3BB), the main crime hotspot is near Gerald Place. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Colley Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Birk Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broom Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broom Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gerald Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gerald Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornton Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birk Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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