Total Crime Rate

217.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 217.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 103.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.9 10/10
  • Public order 22.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Other theft 18.5 9/10
  • Other crime 14.8 10/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Royston , and the 85th highest crime rate of 845 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 217.7 per 1,000 residents and was 153.4% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 103.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (S71 4RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Manor Grove, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grange Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boswell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chevet View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West End Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadstead Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadstead Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Meadstead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doles Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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