Crime Rates at Blackburn Street, Worsbrough, Barnsley, S70 5PR

Blackburn Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 126 local areas in Penistone East , and the 70th highest crime rate of 845 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 Blackburn Street (S70 5PR) in the last 12 months was 233.9 per 1,000 residents and was 310.0% higher than the Penistone East average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 105.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackburn Street (S70 5PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edmund Street, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charles Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.