Total Crime Rate

73.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.3 6/10
  • Burglary 20.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Other crime 10.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Brierley Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in North East , and the 408th 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 Brierley Road (S72 7EQ) in the last 12 months was 73.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% lower than the North East average (95.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brierley Road (S72 7EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queensway, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brierley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Raymond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oldroyd Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joseph Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dewfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dewfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dewfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Lukes Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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