Total Crime Rate
323.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
58.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Duke 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 Duke Street (S72 7NJ) 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 Duke Street (S72 7NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Queensway. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Barnsley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queensway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Queensway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coronation Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oakroyd Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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