Crime Rates at Sherwood Street, Barnsley, S71 1DZ

Sherwood Street area has the 65th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 377th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sherwood Street (S71 1DZ) in the last 12 months was 87.3 per 1,000 residents and was 70.7% lower than the Central average (297.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherwood Street (S71 1DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 150 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.