Total Crime Rate

245.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.7 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 245.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 79.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 59.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.5 9/10
  • Other theft 26.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Public order 23.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • 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

Hunningley Close area has the 24th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 62nd 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 Hunningley Close (S70 3DP) in the last 12 months was 245.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% lower than the Central average (297.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 79.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hunningley Close (S70 3DP), the main crime hotspot is near Wheatley Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hunningley Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shaftesbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kenwood Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Doncaster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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