Total Crime Rate

190.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 190.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 55.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.9 9/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Honeysuckle Gardens area has the 40th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 104th 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 Honeysuckle Gardens (S70 3JZ) in the last 12 months was 190.2 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 77.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Honeysuckle Gardens (S70 3JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Gerald Crescent. Police recorded 37 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 Honeysuckle Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oaks Crescent —
Sep 2025Drugs Gerald Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Oaks View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gerald Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gerald Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gerald Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornton Terrace —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lambert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oaks Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashleigh Vale —

Data Sources

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