Crime Rates at Meadstead Drive, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4JS

Meadstead Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Royston , and the 343rd highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadstead Drive (S71 4JS) in the last 12 months was 94.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% 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 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grange Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.