Total Crime Rate
146.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Conway Street area has the 62nd highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 180th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Conway Street (S70 3ER) in the last 12 months was 146.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.4% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 60.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Conway Street (S70 3ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gilbert Grove, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gerald Crescent (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gerald Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shaftesbury Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conway Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gerald Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Reginald Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Reginald Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Raymond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Shaftesbury Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shaftesbury Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Malcolm Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashleigh Vale | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gilbert Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Foster Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conway Street | — |
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