Total Crime Rate

330.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

167.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 330.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 167.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 115.0 10/10
  • Public order 37.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.0 10/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Poplars Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 35th highest crime rate of 845 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 Poplars Road (S70 3NP) in the last 12 months was 330.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% higher 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 167.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplars Road (S70 3NP), the main crime hotspot is near A635. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poplars Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swanee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Applehurst Bank —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thornton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vaal Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vaal Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vaal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vaal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cypress Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Poplars Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birk Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Poplars Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Barberry Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary A635 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A635 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A635 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A635 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vaal Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yews Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yews Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cedar Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yews Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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