Total Crime Rate

99.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 99.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meadstead Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Royston , and the 311th highest crime rate of 845 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 Meadstead Drive (S71 4JS) in the last 12 months was 99.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% higher than the Royston average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadstead Drive (S71 4JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Winmarith Court, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakwood Crescent (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadstead Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wrelton Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Meadstead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hallcroft Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Winmarith Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Winmarith Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadstead Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadstead Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Winmarith Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boswell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Winmarith Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doles Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadstead Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West End Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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