Crime Rates at King Edward Street, Barnsley, S71 2RJ

King Edward Street area has the 39th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 101st highest crime rate of 841 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 King Edward Street (S71 2RJ) in the last 12 months was 192.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 96.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Edward Street (S71 2RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Merchant Croft. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.