Total Crime Rate

501.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

217.3 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 501.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 217.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 156.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.7 10/10
  • Public order 83.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.5 10/10
  • Robbery 30.6 10/10
  • Burglary 22.3 10/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 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

Sandbeck Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 10th 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 Sandbeck Close (S71 1QG) in the last 12 months was 501.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% higher than the Central average (297.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 217.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 656.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandbeck Close (S71 1QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Smithies Lane, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wentworth Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandbeck Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeywell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wentworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Aqueduct Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Honeywell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Honeywell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeywell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Honeywell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeywell Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clanricarde Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenhill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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