Total Crime Rate

400.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.7 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 400.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 321.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 60.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.1 7/10
  • Robbery 17.9 10/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Locke Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 20th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Locke Street (S70 6ND) in the last 12 months was 400.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.3% higher than the Central average (297.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 90 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 60.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Locke Street (S70 6ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Locke Street, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ellington Court (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Locke Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Locke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Della Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Locke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Locke Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beech Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beech Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Locke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Locke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Locke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Locke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Locke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Della Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranbrook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Della Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Della Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Locke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cutlers Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Locke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sykes Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Frederick Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Caistor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Genn Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Locke Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Locke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Locke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ellington Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Della Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Locke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sykes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sykes Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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