Total Crime Rate

168.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 168.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 59.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Dodworth , and the 132nd 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 High Street (S75 3RF) in the last 12 months was 168.3 per 1,000 residents and was 147.3% higher than the Dodworth average (68.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -37.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (S75 3RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tannery Court, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Edale Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitchelson Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tannery Court

Data Sources

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