Total Crime Rate

133.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 133.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Burglary 24.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Topcliffe Road area has the 60th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 204th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Topcliffe Road (S71 1XP) in the last 12 months was 133.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 63.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Topcliffe Road (S71 1XP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bellmer Close, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B6132 (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Topcliffe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Brettas Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brettas Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fleet Hill Crescent —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bellmer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Ridings Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ridings Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ridings Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ridings Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6132 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bellmer Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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