Total Crime Rate

129.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 129.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Canada Street area has the 69th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 227th highest crime rate of 841 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 Canada Street (S70 4JZ) in the last 12 months was 129.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.7% lower than the Central average (321.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 98.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 68.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canada Street (S70 4JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Providence Court, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kenworthy Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Canada Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warren Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canada Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Highstone Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highstone Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Highstone Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highstone Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary California Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canada Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canada Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Providence Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenworthy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenworthy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Duke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wood Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warren Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rebecca Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rebecca Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Rebecca Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Highstone Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Canada Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Agnes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Agnes Road Local resolution

Data Sources

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