Total Crime Rate

123.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.5 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 123.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 25.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Burglary 21.3 10/10
  • Other theft 21.3 10/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Byron Drive area has the 66th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 232nd highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Byron Drive (S71 2DE) in the last 12 months was 123.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.6% lower than the Central average (297.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byron Drive (S71 2DE), the main crime hotspot is near Bronte Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Byron Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Orchard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayfield —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bronte Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Ridings Under investigation
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Data Sources

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