Total Crime Rate
282.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rockley Meadows area has the 21st highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 47th highest crime rate of 841 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 Rockley Meadows (S70 6RU) in the last 12 months was 282.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% lower than the Central average (321.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 75.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rockley Meadows (S70 6RU), the main crime hotspot is near Ellington Court. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Assembly Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B6099 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B6099 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keresforth Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keresforth Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellington Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellington Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dyson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dyson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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