Total Crime Rate

199.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 199.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Elizabeth Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in North East , and the 93rd 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 Elizabeth Street (S72 7HZ) in the last 12 months was 199.5 per 1,000 residents and was 109.4% higher than the North East average (95.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 96.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elizabeth Street (S72 7HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queensway, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Windsor Walk (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elizabeth Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dewfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taylor Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oldroyd Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tudor Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Raymond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Under investigation
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 2025Vehicle crime St Lukes Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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