Total Crime Rate

66.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 66.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Prior Way area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Dearne South , and the 367th lowest crime rate of 841 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 Prior Way (S63 8FA) in the last 12 months was 66.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prior Way (S63 8FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lowfield Farm Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sheaf Crescent (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Prior Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Meadow Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lowfield Farm Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6098 Local resolution
Sep 2025Robbery Sheaf Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Swale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riverside Gardens —
Sep 2025Burglary Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lowfield Farm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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