Total Crime Rate

38.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Tennyson Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 175th 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 Tennyson Road (S71 2NB) in the last 12 months was 38.0 per 1,000 residents and was 88.2% lower than the Central average (321.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tennyson Road (S71 2NB), the main crime hotspot is near Bronte Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tennyson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shelley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bronte Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warwick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edinburgh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bronte Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bronte Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lancar Court —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nelson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Burton Bank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Burton Bank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burton Bank Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brettas Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

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