Total Crime Rate

135.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 135.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Prospect Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Dearne South , and the 216th 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 Prospect Road (S63 8HJ) in the last 12 months was 135.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 59.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Road (S63 8HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Furlong Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prospect Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Thurnscoe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary The Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Furlong Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furlong Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edna Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary School Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furlong Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Priory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Hall Broome Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hall Broome Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furlong Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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