Total Crime Rate

270.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 270.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 114.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.0 10/10
  • Other theft 27.0 10/10
  • Public order 23.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.3 10/10
  • Drugs 16.9 9/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Meadow Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 57th 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 Meadow Street (S71 1DE) in the last 12 months was 270.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 114.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Street (S71 1DE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 140 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Kaye Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kaye Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meadow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carey Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Mill Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A628 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A628 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A628 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A628 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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