Total Crime Rate

95.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 95.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 22.8 7/10
  • Public order 19.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shepherd Lane area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dearne North , and the 338th 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 Shepherd Lane (S63 0JS) in the last 12 months was 95.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% lower than the Dearne North average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shepherd Lane (S63 0JS), the main crime hotspot is near B6411. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 20 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery B6411 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime B6411 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6411 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chestnut Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Bush Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barley View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barley View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barley View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson School Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime B6411 Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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