Total Crime Rate

89.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 49.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.6 7/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Furlong Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Dearne South , and the 367th highest crime rate of 845 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 Furlong Road (S63 8HT) in the last 12 months was 89.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% higher than the Dearne South average (86.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Furlong Road (S63 8HT), the main crime hotspot is near Furlong Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 14 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Furlong Court —
Apr 2026Other crime The Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Furlong Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Furlong Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furlong Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furlong Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Furlong Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Furlong Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Edna Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edna Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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