Total Crime Rate

210.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 210.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 45.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 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

Galway Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Royston , and the 86th 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 Galway Close (S71 4FR) in the last 12 months was 210.0 per 1,000 residents and was 126.3% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 80.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Galway Close (S71 4FR), the main crime hotspot is near Strawberry Gardens. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Galway Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Midland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Lane —
Sep 2025Other crime Ruston Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galway Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Arundel Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Midland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Midland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellfield Gardens —
Sep 2025Other theft Milgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Royston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Milgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maytree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Filey Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milgate Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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