Total Crime Rate

143.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 143.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 8/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Priory Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Dearne South , and the 182nd 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 Priory Road (S63 8AE) in the last 12 months was 143.7 per 1,000 residents and was 66.2% higher than the Dearne South average (86.4 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 80.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Road (S63 8AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Far Croft, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edna Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Priory Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furlong Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furlong Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Furlong Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime The Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Far Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Far Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edna Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Edna Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Thurnscoe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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