Crime Rates at Newton Street, Barnsley, S70 6DA

Newton Street area has the 37th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 107th 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 Newton Street (S70 6DA) in the last 12 months was 189.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 104.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newton Street (S70 6DA), the main crime hotspot is near Summer Street. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.