Total Crime Rate

323.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

215.4 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 323.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 215.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 192.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 61.5 10/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Howard Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 37th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howard Street (S70 4EQ) in the last 12 months was 323.1 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 215.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Street (S70 4EQ), 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 Howard Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Beech Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beech Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Dillington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stoneleigh Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Bruce Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wilkinson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bruce Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Apr 2026Public order Commercial Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highstone Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bruce Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dillington Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coach House Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dillington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Harriet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harriet Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crown Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harriet Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highstone View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hornby Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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