Total Crime Rate

94.5 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 94.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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 4JT) 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 4JT), the main crime hotspot is near Grange Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadstead Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Manor Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadstead Fold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Summer View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Croft Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Croft Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doles Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West End Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Autumn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West End Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
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 Meadstead Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Meadstead Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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