Total Crime Rate

64.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 64.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Novara Close area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 356th lowest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Novara Close (S70 3QL) in the last 12 months was 64.4 per 1,000 residents and was 78.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Novara Close (S70 3QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Applehurst Bank, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Junction Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Novara Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pindar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yews Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Applehurst Bank —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sunderland Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunderland Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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