Total Crime Rate

55.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 55.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.7 5/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.2 2/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hartington Drive area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 292nd lowest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hartington Drive (S71 1QL) in the last 12 months was 55.3 per 1,000 residents and was 81.4% lower than the Central average (297.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartington Drive (S71 1QL), 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 Hartington Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Aqueduct Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clanricarde Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Wentworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honeywell Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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