Total Crime Rate
90.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Highstone View area has the 70th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 358th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Highstone View (S70 4FD) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Highstone View (S70 4FD), 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.
View Crime In Barnsley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Dillington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sheffield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Stoneleigh Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sheffield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dillington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sheffield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harriet Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harriet Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Beech Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highstone Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beech Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Harriet Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowan Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harriet Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dillington Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Wilkinson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bruce Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highstone View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bruce Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bruce Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bruce Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheffield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sheffield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dillington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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