Total Crime Rate

144.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.1 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 144.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Hindle Street area has the 54th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 178th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hindle Street (S70 6BD) in the last 12 months was 144.6 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 66.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hindle Street (S70 6BD), 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 Hindle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Race Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Star Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bradbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plumber Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Plumber Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Racecommon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckden Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fitzwilliam Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longcar Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Racecommon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Racecommon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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