Total Crime Rate

185.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 185.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 111.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.3 9/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.1 4/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

St Andrews Square area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Dearne South , and the 112th 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 St Andrews Square (S63 8BA) in the last 12 months was 185.3 per 1,000 residents and was 114.4% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 111.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Andrews Square (S63 8BA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in St Andrews Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Field Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stump Cross Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Head Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carr Head Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cumberland Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pennyfields —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Far Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Thurnscoe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ringway —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Far Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carr Field Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckfield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campion Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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