Total Crime Rate

91.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.1 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 91.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Blenheim Road area has the 73rd lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 352nd 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 Blenheim Road (S70 6BA) in the last 12 months was 91.2 per 1,000 residents and was 69.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blenheim Road (S70 6BA), the main crime hotspot is near Nelson Street. Police recorded 180 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blenheim Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spring Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Race Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Locke Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Nelson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longcar Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Race Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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