Total Crime Rate
61.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ringway area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Dearne South , and the 336th lowest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ringway (S63 8AR) in the last 12 months was 61.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ringway (S63 8AR), the main crime hotspot is near St Andrew'S Square. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dearne South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stump Cross Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Far Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | The Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Carr Field Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carr Field Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ringway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Thurnscoe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Andrew'S Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carr Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hall Broome Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crofton Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Far Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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