Total Crime Rate

107.7 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 107.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Public order 23.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Victoria Crescent West area has the 81st lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 305th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Crescent West (S75 2AS) in the last 12 months was 107.7 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (β‰ˆ 57.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Crescent West (S75 2AS), 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 Victoria Crescent West area

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

Data Sources

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