Total Crime Rate

55.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.5 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 55.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Gawber Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 291st lowest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gawber Road (S75 2AF) in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 81.5% lower than the Central average (297.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gawber Road (S75 2AF), the main crime hotspot is near Summer Street. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gawber Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Summer Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summer Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckden Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollitt Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Farrar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lingard Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingard Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welbeck Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Stock'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welbeck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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