Total Crime Rate

81.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 81.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Other theft 16.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kirker Close area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dearne North , and the 399th highest crime rate of 845 local areas in Barnsley .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

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 36.8% lower than the Dearne North average (129.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 116.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirker Close (S63 9FG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cross Street, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pickhills Grove (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kirker Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Damsteads Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Princess Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Princess Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickhills Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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