Crime Rates at Springvale Road, Grimethorpe, Barnsley, S72 7BF

Springvale Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in North East , and the 406th lowest crime rate of 845 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 Springvale Road (S72 7BF) in the last 12 months was 74.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% lower than the North East average (99.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Springvale Road (S72 7BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Spring Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Windsor Walk (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.