Total Crime Rate

118.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.8 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 118.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.8 5/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Shepcote Terrace area has the 68th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 242nd highest crime rate of 845 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 Shepcote Terrace (S70 3PP) in the last 12 months was 118.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shepcote Terrace (S70 3PP), the main crime hotspot is near Wheatley Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shepcote Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Doncaster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shaftesbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kenwood Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterfield Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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