Total Crime Rate

123.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 123.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 51.6 10/10
  • Other theft 24.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 17.2 4/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Goldthorpe Industrial Estate area has the 26th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dearne North , and the 231st highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Goldthorpe Industrial Estate (S63 9BL) in the last 12 months was 123.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% lower than the Dearne North average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goldthorpe Industrial Estate (S63 9BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Commercial Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crofton Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Goldthorpe Industrial Estate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highgate Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crofton Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgate Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knoll Beck Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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