Total Crime Rate

23.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 23.8 2/10
  • Violent crimes 8.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Chapel Lane area has the lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dearne North , and the 85th lowest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chapel Lane (S63 0HS) in the last 12 months was 23.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.6% lower than the Dearne North average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Lane (S63 0HS), the main crime hotspot is near Cromwell Street. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Hildas Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Briton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Briton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Briton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Hildas Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hanover Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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