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

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Royston , and the 71st 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 4RR) in the last 12 months was 228.8 per 1,000 residents and was 146.6% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 95.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 73.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (S71 4RR), 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.