Total Crime Rate

610.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

168.4 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 610.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 171.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 168.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 143.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.6 10/10
  • Public order 45.6 10/10
  • Other theft 38.6 10/10
  • Burglary 17.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Robbery 14.0 9/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Foxroyd Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 6th 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 Foxroyd Close (S71 5AR) in the last 12 months was 610.5 per 1,000 residents and was 104.9% higher than the Central average (297.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 85.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 168.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foxroyd Close (S71 5AR), the main crime hotspot is near Chapel Street. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Data Sources

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