Total Crime Rate
168.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grove Street area has the 49th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grove Street (S71 1EX) in the last 12 months was 168.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% lower than the Central average (321.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 76.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grove Street (S71 1EX), the main crime hotspot is near Carey Avenue. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 17 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 | Public order | Dalton Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Seth Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Carey Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carey Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gold Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gold Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carey Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oakwell Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakwell Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Oakwell Vale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakwell Vale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Osborne Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dalton Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dalton Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Osborne Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Carey Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seth Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carey Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bala Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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