Total Crime Rate

332.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 332.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 126.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.5 9/10
  • Burglary 26.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.6 10/10
  • Public order 26.6 10/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Kays Terrace area has the 17th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 36th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kays Terrace (S70 3EA) in the last 12 months was 332.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% higher than the Central average (321.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 79.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 174.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kays Terrace (S70 3EA), the main crime hotspot is near Wheatley Road. Police recorded 75 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 Kays Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wheatley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting School Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wheatley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting School Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Wheatley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting School Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting School Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Shaftesbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shaftesbury Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Shaftesbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting School Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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