Total Crime Rate

197.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 197.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.9 10/10
  • Other theft 19.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 6.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 96th highest crime rate of 841 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 Old Road (S71 1UB) in the last 12 months was 197.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Road (S71 1UB), the main crime hotspot is near Quarry Street. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Reasbeck Terrace —
Sep 2025Other crime Rye Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitbourne Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitbourne Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Quarry Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Quarry Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Quarry Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitbourne Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Quarry Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Quarry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quarry Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richard Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Edgecliffe Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Greave —
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Data Sources

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