Total Crime Rate
66.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Deightonby Street area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dearne North , and the 367th 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 Deightonby Street (S63 0JD) in the last 12 months was 66.2 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Deightonby Street (S63 0JD), 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.
View Crime In Dearne North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Briton Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashlea | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Windsor Square | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Deightonby Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grange Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly Bush Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blossom Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grange Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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