Total Crime Rate

458.9 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very 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 458.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.6 10/10
  • Burglary 67.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 67.6 10/10
  • Other theft 53.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.8 10/10
  • Public order 29.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 7/10
  • Other crime 19.3 10/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Railway Terrace area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dearne North , and the 16th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Railway Terrace (S63 9AF) in the last 12 months was 458.9 per 1,000 residents and was 256.2% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (β‰ˆ 188.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Terrace (S63 9AF), 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 Railway Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Highfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sankey Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Straight Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homecroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welfare View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hope Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hope Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hope Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lincoln Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Probert Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welfare View Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Straight Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sankey Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leadley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sankey Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hope Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hope Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Leadley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hope Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hope Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sankey Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A635 β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A635 β€”

Data Sources

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