Total Crime Rate
98.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Carrington Street area has the 73rd lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 331st highest crime rate of 841 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 Carrington Street (S75 2SP) in the last 12 months was 98.1 per 1,000 residents and was 69.5% lower than the Central average (321.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (β 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Carrington Street (S75 2SP), the main crime hotspot is near Queen'S Avenue. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hopwood Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen'S Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wellfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hope Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prince Arthur Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Summer Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Summer Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Summer Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen'S Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Summer Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wellfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Keir Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorntree Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbury Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keir Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Keir Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hall Balk Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pollitt Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pollitt Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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