Total Crime Rate

123.3 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 123.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.4 8/10
  • Burglary 17.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Furlong Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Dearne South , and the 254th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Furlong Road (S63 8HA) in the last 12 months was 123.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 58.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Furlong Road (S63 8HA), the main crime hotspot is near Furlong Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Furlong Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary The Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6098 Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary School Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edna Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Priory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furlong Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Furlong Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furlong Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furlong Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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