Total Crime Rate

88.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 88.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 29.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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.
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Crime overview

Lingard Street area has the 68th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 371st highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lingard Street (S75 2SL) in the last 12 months was 88.9 per 1,000 residents and was 70.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lingard Street (S75 2SL), the main crime hotspot is near Summer Street. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lingard Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Summer Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summer Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lingard Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingard Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckden Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollitt Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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