Total Crime Rate
372.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Orchard Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dearne North , and the 30th 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 Orchard Street (S63 9ES) in the last 12 months was 372.0 per 1,000 residents and was 188.7% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 61 (β 208.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Orchard Street (S63 9ES), the main crime hotspot is near Lincroft. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dearne North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jackson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jackson Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Leadley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leadley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hope Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B6098 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Queen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Melton Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Jackson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hope Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Straight Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Welfare View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Welfare View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hope Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hope Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Washington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Homecroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hope Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hope Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hope Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Straight Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Albert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldthorpe Green | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Goldthorpe Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincroft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Highfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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