Crime in Royston
Recorded crime in Royston is 0.9 times the Barnsley average and 1.1 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 17%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Royston: about 12,342 residents in 11 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 3/10Above average crime
- Living
- 5.3/10Fair
- 5-year change
- −17%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 0.9×the Barnsley average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Royston.
Crime over 5 years
Down 17% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Royston, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.9× the Barnsley average (1.1× the England and Wales average). 88 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 61% of the harm here
- Burglary: 20% of the harm here
- Robbery: 5% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 61% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 20 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Barnsley (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Barnsley council area, not only Royston. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 680 | 2.7 | About the same |
| Cars broken into | 512 | 2.0 | Down 33% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 1,733 | 6.9 | Down 10% |
| Burglary of homes | 906 | 3.6 | Down 12% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 1 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in S71
In S71, the postcode district at the centre of Royston, 13% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 2,230 | 8% | 4% | 74% | 10% | 4% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 632 | 4% | 2% | 36% | 58% | 1% |
| Shoplifting | 619 | 45% | 1% | 11% | 42% | 1% |
| Public order | 543 | 18% | 3% | 59% | 18% | 2% |
| Burglary | 317 | 5% | 0% | 17% | 77% | 1% |
| Other theft | 317 | 2% | 0% | 46% | 48% | 3% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 305 | 3% | 0% | 16% | 78% | 2% |
| Other crime | 272 | 6% | 2% | 68% | 13% | 11% |
| Drugs | 155 | 28% | 26% | 30% | 5% | 11% |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 73 | 22% | 4% | 53% | 18% | 3% |
| Robbery | 65 | 25% | 0% | 32% | 43% | 0% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 3% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 7.5 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 35.1 |
| Drugs | 1.6 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.7 |
| Other crime | 3.4 |
| Other theft | 6.6 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.2 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 5.3 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 11.3 |
| Public order | 8.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 |
| Shoplifting | 7.1 |
Postcode districts in Royston
Nearby towns
Council: Barnsley
Questions about crime in Royston
- Is Royston a safe place to live?
- Royston scores 3 out of 10 for safety (above average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.9 times the Barnsley average.
- Is crime going up or down in Royston?
- Down 17% over 5 years, from 1,164 recorded crimes a year to 971.
- What is the most common crime in Royston?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 35 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Royston compare with Barnsley?
- Crime severity in Royston is 0.9 times the Barnsley average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Royston?
- In S71, the postcode district at the centre of Royston, 13% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 30% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Royston?
- Of 317 burglaries reported in S71, the postcode district at the centre of Royston between September 2024 and August 2025, 5% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 77% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Royston?
- In Barnsley, the council area Royston is in, the police recorded 680 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 2.7 per 1,000 residents, about the same as the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Royston?
- 1,733 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Barnsley, the council area Royston is in, 6.9 per 1,000 residents, 1.4 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Royston last year?
- 1 homicide (murder or manslaughter) was recorded in 2025/26, in Barnsley, the council area Royston is in, against 1 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.