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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in S70: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

S70 recorded 591 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 11.03 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 36.0% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 8.5% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring135.51 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment591 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 8.5% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

591
trending_down -7.9% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

135.51per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

1,821

Within S70 district

Barnsley

53,581

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Nightclub Map
total: 37 Violence and sexual offences: 21 Anti-social behaviour: 5
37
Hanson Street Map
total: 33 Violence and sexual offences: 13 Anti-social behaviour: 6
33
Churchfield Map
total: 21 Other crime: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 7
21
Locke Street Map
total: 16 Shoplifting: 13 Burglary: 1
16
High Street Map
total: 12 Shoplifting: 7 Public order: 5
12
Parking Area Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Drugs: 2
9
Nelson Street Map
total: 9 Robbery: 3 Other theft: 2
9
Parking Area Map
total: 9 Shoplifting: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 1
9
Worsley Close Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2
8
Nightclub Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
6

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
591 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
213
36.0%
Anti-social Behaviour
92
15.6%
Criminal Damage & Arson
56
9.5%
Shoplifting
38
6.4%
Other Theft
35
5.9%
Burglary
34
5.8%
Public Order
34
5.8%
Vehicle Crime
28
4.7%
Other Crime
22
3.7%
Drug Offences
21
3.6%
Robbery
10
1.7%
Theft from Person
3
0.5%
Bicycle Theft
3
0.5%
Weapons Possession
2
0.3%

Crime Analysis: S70

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in S70 (36.0%). Anti-social Behaviour (15.6%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (9.5%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in S70 has fallen noticeably — by 8.5%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for S70 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -7.9%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -8.5%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.8%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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