Total Crime Rate

163.6 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 163.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.1 10/10
  • Burglary 18.2 10/10
  • Public order 18.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Robbery 14.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

South Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Dearne South , and the 149th highest crime rate of 841 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 South Drive (S63 8LA) in the last 12 months was 163.6 per 1,000 residents and was 90.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 76.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Drive (S63 8LA), the main crime hotspot is near Dearne Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Melbourne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dearne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dearne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dearne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Dearne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Dearne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dearne Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edinburgh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order South Drive View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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