Crime Rates at Hope Street, Barnsley, S75 2AY

Hope Street 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 Hope Street (S75 2AY) 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 Hope Street (S75 2AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Summer Lane, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen'S Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.