Total Crime Rate

140.6 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 140.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.0 10/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 3/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Challenger 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.

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Crime Over Time in Challenger Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newland Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lingamoor Leys Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newland Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Whin Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Emerald Green Grove
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Basildon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Basildon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Low Grange Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnside Under investigation

Data Sources

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