Total Crime Rate

110.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.8 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 110.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Shaw Street area has the 73rd highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 268th 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 Shaw Street (S70 6JL) in the last 12 months was 110.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.9% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 73.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaw Street (S70 6JL), the main crime hotspot is near Springfield Street. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shaw Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Farrar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Della Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Della Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Della Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longcar Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Frederick Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pitt Street West —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plumber Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Racecommon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Racecommon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Racecommon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bradbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Plumber Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Della Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Della Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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