Total Crime Rate

74.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 74.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Cemetery Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Dearne South , and the 412th lowest 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 Cemetery Road (S63 8LS) in the last 12 months was 74.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% lower 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cemetery Road (S63 8LS), the main crime hotspot is near Edna Street. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cemetery Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Riverside Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Edna Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Riverside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edna Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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