Total Crime Rate

462.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 462.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 217.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Public order 48.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.0 9/10
  • Burglary 26.7 10/10
  • Other theft 26.7 10/10
  • Robbery 17.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harborough Hill Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 14th 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 Harborough Hill Road (S71 1BE) in the last 12 months was 462.2 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% higher than the Central average (321.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 124.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harborough Hill Road (S71 1BE), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 127 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harborough Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beckett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canal Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canal Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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Data Sources

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