Total Crime Rate
140.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Challenger Crescent area has the 21st highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dearne North , and the 202nd 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 Challenger Crescent (S63 0PD) in the last 12 months was 140.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 84.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Challenger Crescent (S63 0PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stotfold Drive, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Basildon Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dearne North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newland Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lingamoor Leys | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newland Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Whin Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Emerald Green Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Basildon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Basildon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Low Grange Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnside | Under investigation |
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