Total Crime Rate

96.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Robbery 13.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.8 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Houghton Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dearne North , and the 333rd highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Houghton Road (S63 0NQ) in the last 12 months was 96.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Houghton Road (S63 0NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Lansdowne Close. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Houghton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Low Grange Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Basildon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hickleton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whyn View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lansdowne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Lansdowne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Monsal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lansdowne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Basildon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Walbert Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Low Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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