Total Crime Rate

151.5 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 151.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Other crime 15.5 10/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Thornton Road area has the 57th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 172nd 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 Thornton Road (S70 3LG) in the last 12 months was 151.5 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 73.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornton Road (S70 3LG), the main crime hotspot is near A635. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 98 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thornton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornton Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A635 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A635 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A635 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A635 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A635 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A635 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vaal Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vaal Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vaal Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vaal Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Applehurst Bank —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Yews Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cedar Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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