Total Crime Rate
143.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
80.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Thurnscoe 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 Thurnscoe Road (S63 8AF) 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 Thurnscoe Road (S63 8AF), 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.
View Crime In Dearne South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | The Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Broome Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carr Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cumberland Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ringway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edna Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Edna Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Thurnscoe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Far Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Far Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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