Crime Rate in Dearne South, ward

Dearne South has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Barnsley district and the 2391st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (Yorkshire and The Humber), it has the 189th highest crime rate of 410 wards.

The overall crime rate in Dearne South in the last 12 months was 85.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% lower than the Barnsley district average (112.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Dearne South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 430 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , up 66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 538 (≈ 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Dearne South ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Furlong Road, with 41 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Lincroft (27 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.