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

King Edward Street area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 127th highest crime rate of 845 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 2RN) in the last 12 months was 173.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% lower 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 69.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Edward Street (S71 2RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ainsdale Court, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Preston Way (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.