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

Guest Road 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 Guest Road (S75 2SR) 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 Guest Road (S75 2SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Summer Lane, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen'S Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Guest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Summer Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollitt Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Gawber Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gawber Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lingard Court —
Apr 2026Public order Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingard Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Summer Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorntree Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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