Total Crime Rate
369.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
137.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dearne North , and the 26th highest crime rate of 845 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 369.5 per 1,000 residents and was 185.7% higher than the Dearne North average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 137.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Street (S63 0QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marlborough Close, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsway (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dearne North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Common Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Marlborough Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Marlborough Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Marlborough Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Marlborough Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Edward Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Marlborough Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Marlborough Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Togo Street | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cross Butcher Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cross Butcher Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cross Butcher Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cross Butcher Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Albert Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lansdowne Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lansdowne Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lansdowne Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lansdowne Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Marlborough Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Manor Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Low Grange Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lorne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway | Under investigation |
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