Total Crime Rate

84.6 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 84.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barnsley Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dearne North , and the 378th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barnsley Road (S63 9AE) in the last 12 months was 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% lower than the Dearne North average (128.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (β‰ˆ 54.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnsley Road (S63 9AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charles Street, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sankey Square (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barnsley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lincoln Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hope Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hope Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hope Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hope Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hope Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Straight Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Straight Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hope Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welfare View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B6098 β€”
Sep 2025Public order Probert Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welfare View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sankey Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sankey Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sankey Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sankey Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homecroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Rosegreave Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Highfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Washington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hope Avenue β€”

Data Sources

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