Total Crime Rate

122.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 122.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 24.4 7/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crossways area has the 8th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Dearne South , and the 259th highest crime rate of 841 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 Crossways (S63 8BG) in the last 12 months was 122.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% higher than the Dearne South average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crossways (S63 8BG), the main crime hotspot is near St Andrew'S Square. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crossways area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Campion Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carr Head Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Thurnscoe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Fairfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Woodlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Square Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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