Total Crime Rate

56.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Burton Bank Road area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 317th lowest crime rate of 841 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 Burton Bank Road (S71 2AD) in the last 12 months was 56.3 per 1,000 residents and was 82.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burton Bank Road (S71 2AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stretton Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rotherham Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Burton Bank Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edinburgh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brettas Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burton Bank Road
Sep 2025Drugs Burton Bank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Burton Bank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nelson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lancar Court
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warwick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shelley Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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