Total Crime Rate

133.3 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 133.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.7 9/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Masons Way area has the 68th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 221st highest crime rate of 841 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 Masons Way (S70 3DQ) in the last 12 months was 133.3 per 1,000 residents and was 58.6% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 63.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Masons Way (S70 3DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Underwood Avenue. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Masons Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornton Terrace —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overdale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larch Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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