Total Crime Rate

69.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 69.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Park Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in North East , and the 382nd 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 Park Road (S72 7ES) in the last 12 months was 69.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road (S72 7ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Avenue, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mount Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stonefont Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Valley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Woodcross Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mount Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kingsway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Apr 2026Burglary Brook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Brook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Pleasant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Under investigation
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Data Sources

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