Total Crime Rate

162.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 162.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 50.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.1 6/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Southwell Street area has the 49th highest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 141st highest crime rate of 845 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 Southwell Street (S75 2BS) in the last 12 months was 162.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% lower than the Central average (297.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwell Street (S75 2BS), the main crime hotspot is near Springfield Street. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Barnsley

Crime Over Time in Southwell Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Farrar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Gawber Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Summer Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summer Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Stock'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welbeck Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welbeck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorntree Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gawber Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 18 of 18

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑