Total Crime Rate
188.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High 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 4RF) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 4RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakwood Crescent (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Royston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Pinfold | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Oakwood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wrelton Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Redwood Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakwood Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakwood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakwood Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakwood Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B6428 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | B6428 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Croft Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B6428 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jesmond Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winmarith Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Winmarith Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Winmarith Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Winmarith Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Winmarith Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollycroft Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hollycroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Redwood Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newtown Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Croft Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Meadstead Fold | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Pinfold | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Meadstead Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Redwood Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
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