Crime Rates at High Street, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4RA

High Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Royston , and the 106th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (S71 4RA) in the last 12 months was 188.3 per 1,000 residents and was 103.0% higher than the Royston average (92.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -35.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (S71 4RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Central Drive (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.