Crime Rates at Swanee Road, Barnsley, S70 3DA

Swanee Road area has the 64th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 225th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Swanee Road (S70 3DA) in the last 12 months was 126.7 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 26.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 70.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swanee Road (S70 3DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colley Avenue, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gerald Walk (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.