Total Crime Rate

125.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 125.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Highgate Lane area has the 26th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dearne North , and the 246th highest crime rate of 841 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 Highgate Lane (S63 9BJ) in the last 12 months was 125.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highgate Lane (S63 9BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Saltersbrook, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Halfway Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highgate Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Halfway Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranwell Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cranwell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Rosegreave Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edward Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Highgate Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Loscoe Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary William Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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