Crime Rates at New Street, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4RB

New Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Royston , and the 184th 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 New Street (S71 4RB) in the last 12 months was 143.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.7% higher than the Royston average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 45.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Street (S71 4RB), the main crime hotspot is near B6428. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.