Total Crime Rate

202.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.7 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 202.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 115.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.3 10/10
  • Burglary 20.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Hornby Street area has the 35th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 98th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hornby Street (S70 4DA) in the last 12 months was 202.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% 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 25 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 Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 115.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hornby Street (S70 4DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highstone View (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hornby Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dillington Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dillington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sheffield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheffield Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheffield Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheffield Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highstone View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Beech Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dillington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Dillington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beech Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bruce Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bruce Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bruce Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bruce Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Wilkinson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denison Court
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheffield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harriet Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Freeman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hornby Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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