Total Crime Rate

35.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 35.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Pauls Parade area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 145th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Pauls Parade (S71 5BY) in the last 12 months was 35.0 per 1,000 residents and was 89.1% lower than the Central average (321.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Pauls Parade (S71 5BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Squires Gardens, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Davids Drive (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Pauls Parade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxroyd Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Davids Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Squires Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Squires Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Davids Drive —
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Data Sources

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