Total Crime Rate

127.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.5 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 127.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Other theft 20.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sheffield Road area has the 63rd highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 224th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sheffield Road (S70 4PG) in the last 12 months was 127.1 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheffield Road (S70 4PG), 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 Sheffield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hornby Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sheffield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denison Court —
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dillington Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakwell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakwell Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakwell Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crown Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beech Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chilton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Beech Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hornby Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tune Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tune Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harriet Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheffield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheffield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheffield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chilton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wilkinson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Dillington Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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