Total Crime Rate
449.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Humberside Way area has the 10th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 17th highest crime rate of 841 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 Humberside Way (S71 3RN) in the last 12 months was 449.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% higher 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 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 222.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 243.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Humberside Way (S71 3RN), the main crime hotspot is near St Annes Drive. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Fylde Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Annes Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fylde Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Francis Boulevard | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | St Francis Boulevard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Preston Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Preston Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rainford Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rainford Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Rainford Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Preston Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cartmel Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cartmel Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Annes Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Annes Drive | Under investigation |
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