Total Crime Rate

92.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 92.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Burglary 19.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Victoria Crescent area has the 71st lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 349th 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 (S75 2SG) in the last 12 months was 92.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Crescent (S75 2SG), the main crime hotspot is near Hall Balk Lane. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hopwood Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosehill Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pollitt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pollitt Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hall Balk Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keir Terrace —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cavendish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Keir Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosehill Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keir Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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