Total Crime Rate

596.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

273.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 596.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 273.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 210.8 10/10
  • Other crime 121.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.3 10/10
  • Public order 44.8 10/10
  • Burglary 40.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.9 9/10
  • Other theft 31.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 26.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.0 10/10
  • Robbery 9.0 8/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

St Helens Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 7th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Helens Way (S71 2PT) in the last 12 months was 596.4 per 1,000 residents and was 100.2% higher 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 273.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Helens Way (S71 2PT), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Helens Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ainsdale Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Heysham Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowlands Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Furness Dene Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Preston Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Merchant Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Merchant Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Preston Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Preston Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lytham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elm Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blundell Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blundell Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silverdale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carr Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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