Total Crime Rate

223.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 223.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.8 10/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Old Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 79th 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 Old Road (S71 1UB) in the last 12 months was 223.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% lower than the Central average (297.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 87.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Road (S71 1UB), the main crime hotspot is near Quarry Street. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 20 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Reasbeck Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quarry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Greave Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Greave Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Greave —
Apr 2026Other theft Quarry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Quarry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fleet Hill Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Reasbeck Terrace —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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