Crime Rates at Church Street, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4QU

Church Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Royston , and the 395th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (S71 4QU) in the last 12 months was 82.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (S71 4QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B6428 (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.