Total Crime Rate
99.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Boundary Street area has the 84th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 310th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Boundary Street (S70 3QU) in the last 12 months was 99.8 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Boundary Street (S70 3QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vaal Street, where police recorded 67 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.
View Crime In Barnsley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vaal Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Barberry Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sunderland Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sunderland Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vaal Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Vaal Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vaal Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Applehurst Bank | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vaal Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pindar Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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