Total Crime Rate
458.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Railway 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 areaβs 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 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.
View Crime In Dearne North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Highfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sankey Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Straight Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Homecroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Welfare View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hope Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hope Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hope Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Queen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincoln Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincoln Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lincoln Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Probert Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Welfare View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Straight Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sankey Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leadley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sankey Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hope Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hope Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Leadley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hope Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hope Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sankey Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A635 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A635 | β |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.