Total Crime Rate
459.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Carr Field Lane area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Dearne South , and the 15th 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 Carr Field Lane (S63 8EU) in the last 12 months was 459.1 per 1,000 residents and was 434.5% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 270.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 59.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Carr Field Lane (S63 8EU), 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.
View Crime In Dearne South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Billingley View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Campion Close | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Andrew'S Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carr Head Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Andrew'S Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Andrew'S Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Commercial Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Commercial Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfield | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fairfield | Under investigation |
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