Total Crime Rate

81.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.9 7/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.5 9/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Kirker Close area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dearne North , and the 399th highest crime rate of 841 local areas in Barnsley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kirker Close (S63 9FG) in the last 12 months was 81.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -91.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 186.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirker Close (S63 9FG), the main crime hotspot is near Meltonfield. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kirker Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beever Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pickhills Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shafton Gate Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Princess Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beever Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meltonfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Meltonfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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