Total Crime Rate

323.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 323.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 102.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 58.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 22.1 10/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 22 local areas in North East , and the 36th highest crime rate of 845 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 225.1% higher than the North East average (99.5 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (S72 7BD), the main crime hotspot is near Stacey Crescent. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 10 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Stacey Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milefield View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milefield View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stacey Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stacey Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stacey Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Carlton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stacey Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stacey Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stacey Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Stacey Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stacey 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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