Total Crime Rate

90.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 90.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Highstone 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.

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Crime Over Time in Highstone View area

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

Data Sources

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