Total Crime Rate

482.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

144.4 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 482.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 207.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 144.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.0 10/10
  • Other theft 42.3 10/10
  • Public order 42.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.7 9/10
  • Robbery 17.6 10/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Other crime 14.1 10/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 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

Middlewoods Way area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Monk Bretton , and the 11th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Middlewoods Way (S71 3HR) in the last 12 months was 482.4 per 1,000 residents and was 284.1% higher than the Monk Bretton average (125.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 144.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middlewoods Way (S71 3HR), the main crime hotspot is near Blakeley Close. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Middlewoods Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blakeley Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blakeley Close —
Apr 2026Robbery Blakeley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blakeley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Totley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Totley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Totley Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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