Total Crime Rate

335.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.7 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 335.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 111.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.8 10/10
  • Drugs 35.5 10/10
  • Burglary 30.5 10/10
  • Public order 25.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.3 10/10
  • Robbery 15.2 9/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sheffield Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 32nd 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 Sheffield Road (S70 4DE) in the last 12 months was 335.0 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 111.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheffield Road (S70 4DE), 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 Sheffield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denison Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highstone View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harriet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Harriet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harriet Close —
Apr 2026Public order Dillington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dillington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Dillington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harriet Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Peter'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wilkinson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dillington Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crown Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakwell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hornby Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hornby Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beech Street 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 2026Other crime Beech Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheffield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sheffield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheffield Road —
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Data Sources

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