Total Crime Rate
56.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Queensway area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 297th 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 Queensway (S75 2QF) in the last 12 months was 56.1 per 1,000 residents and was 81.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queensway (S75 2QF), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 88 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Barnsley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Walton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stanhope Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Queens Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Queens Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wilthorpe Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilthorpe Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Gawber Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gawber Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorntree Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Granville Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilthorpe Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walton Street | Under investigation |
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