Total Crime Rate
34.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ingsfield Lane area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Dearne South , and the 158th lowest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ingsfield Lane (S63 8EE) in the last 12 months was 34.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.6% lower than the Dearne South average (86.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ingsfield Lane (S63 8EE), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Carr Head Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carr Head Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coronation Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Campion Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Broomhill View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Broomhill View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pennyfields | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Andrew'S Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Edinburgh Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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