Total Crime Rate

92.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.5 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 92.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Victoria Crescent area has the 74th lowest crime rate of 167 local areas in Central , and the 348th highest crime rate of 845 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 2SQ) in the last 12 months was 92.0 per 1,000 residents and was 69.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Crescent (S75 2SQ), 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 Victoria Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cockerham Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollitt Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingard Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lingard Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Summer Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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