Total Crime Rate

46.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 46.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Orchard Grove area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Royston , and the 242nd lowest 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 Orchard Grove (S71 4FA) in the last 12 months was 46.7 per 1,000 residents and was 49.7% lower than the Royston average (92.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Grove (S71 4FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Manor Grove, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadstead Drive (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West End Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Autumn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Manor Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Summer View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Meadstead Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadstead Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West End Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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