Total Crime Rate

29.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 29.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meadow Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Monk Bretton , and the 105th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadow Road (S71 4AH) in the last 12 months was 29.3 per 1,000 residents and was 76.8% lower than the Monk Bretton average (126.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Road (S71 4AH), the main crime hotspot is near Park View. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Dove Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadow Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Alfred Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dove Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park View Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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