Total Crime Rate
782.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Honeywell Grove area has the 4th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 6th 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 Honeywell Grove (S71 1QE) in the last 12 months was 782.7 per 1,000 residents and was 143.3% 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 95 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 275.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1110.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Honeywell Grove (S71 1QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Canal Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Honeywell Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windham Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Smithies Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Aqueduct Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Honeywell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leighton Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Halifax Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Honeywell Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halifax Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Smithies Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Smithies Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wentworth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wentworth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Leighton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clanricarde Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canal Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Honeywell Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Windham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pleasant View Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pleasant View Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canal Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Honeywell Grove | Under investigation |
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