Total Crime Rate

73.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · 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 73.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Public order 24.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rowland Road area has the 58th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 407th lowest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rowland Road (S75 2PQ) in the last 12 months was 73.2 per 1,000 residents and was 77.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowland Road (S75 2PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 130 crimes here, including 99 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rowland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Redbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wilthorpe Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilthorpe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wilthorpe Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wilthorpe Green Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wilthorpe Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wilthorpe Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Redbrook Road —
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
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Data Sources

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