Total Crime Rate

136.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 136.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Public order 30.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 15.2 6/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shepherd Lane area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dearne North , and the 212th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shepherd Lane (S63 0JS) in the last 12 months was 136.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% higher than the Dearne North average (128.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 72.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shepherd Lane (S63 0JS), the main crime hotspot is near B6411. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shepherd Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs School Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs School Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B6411 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs B6411 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order B6411 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting B6411 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6411 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6411 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barley View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6411 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lindley Crescent —
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Data Sources

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