Total Crime Rate

323.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 323.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 102.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.1 10/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in North East , and the 39th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (S72 7BD) in the last 12 months was 323.5 per 1,000 residents and was 239.5% higher than the North East average (95.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 80.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (S72 7BD), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stacey Crescent Local resolution
Sep 2025Theft from the person High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Milefield View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milefield View —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springvale Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joseph Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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