Total Crime Rate

109.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.2 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 109.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Dearne Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Dearne South , and the 276th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dearne Road (S63 8JS) in the last 12 months was 109.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 58.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dearne Road (S63 8JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dearne Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill View (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dearne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Edinburgh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cumberland Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pennyfields —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broomhill View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broomhill View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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