Total Crime Rate

126.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.5 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 126.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Saxon Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dearne North , and the 226th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Saxon Street (S63 0DN) in the last 12 months was 126.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.5% lower than the Dearne North average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 58.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saxon Street (S63 0DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashlea, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Windsor Square (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Saxon Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windsor Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hanover Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coronation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Saxon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grange Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashlea —
Apr 2026Burglary Phoenix Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dane Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Tudor Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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