Total Crime Rate

78.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Station Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Royston , and the 408th highest 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 Station Road (S71 4HZ) in the last 12 months was 78.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Road (S71 4HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Oakwood Crescent. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Station Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newtown Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maytree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Oakwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakwood Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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