Total Crime Rate

107.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 107.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 83.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.5 9/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Clarendon Street area has the 76th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 278th highest crime rate of 845 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 Clarendon Street (S70 6AH) in the last 12 months was 107.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 83.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarendon Street (S70 6AH), the main crime hotspot is near Star Lane. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clarendon Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Racecommon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Racecommon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Racecommon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longcar Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bradbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Star Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Star Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Frederick Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Race Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Race Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Locke Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Plumber Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plumber Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Race Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pitt Street West
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princess Street

Data Sources

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