Total Crime Rate

335.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 335.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.4 10/10
  • Public order 29.6 10/10
  • Other crime 19.7 10/10
  • Burglary 14.8 9/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Robbery 4.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Church Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dearne North , and the 35th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (S63 0QS) in the last 12 months was 335.0 per 1,000 residents and was 160.0% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 182.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 162.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (S63 0QS), 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 Church Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Walbert Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Houghton Road 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 2025Drugs Lansdowne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Houghton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whyn View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Monsal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Low Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hickleton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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