Total Crime Rate

126.3 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 126.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.9 9/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Rookery View area has the 74th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 242nd highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rookery View (S70 4NH) in the last 12 months was 126.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 74.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rookery View (S70 4NH), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rookery View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milden Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milden Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Milden Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rookery View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Corporation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Haw Royd Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornby Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Commercial Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turnshaw Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Turnshaw Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hornby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Turnshaw Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turnshaw Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hornby Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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