Total Crime Rate

59.3 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gawber Road area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 332nd lowest crime rate of 841 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 2AH) in the last 12 months was 59.3 per 1,000 residents and was 81.6% lower than the Central average (321.8 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 , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (β‰ˆ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gawber Road (S75 2AH), the main crime hotspot is near Summer Street. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 28 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wellfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hope Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prince Arthur Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Summer Lane β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Summer Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Summer Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summer Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newton Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wellfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stock'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorntree Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbury Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keir Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Keir Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gawber Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keir Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pollitt Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pollitt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Summer Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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