Total Crime Rate

109.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 109.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Leslie Road area has the 74th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 271st 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 Leslie Road (S70 3JS) in the last 12 months was 109.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leslie Road (S70 3JS), the main crime hotspot is near Ash Grove. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leslie Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Doncaster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malcolm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malcolm Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ash Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calder Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calder Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calder Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calder Crescent —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shaftesbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheaf Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Gilbert Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gilbert Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilbert Grove —
Apr 2026Burglary Neville Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Kenwood Close Local resolution
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Data Sources

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